Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread Larry Colen
> On Dec 12, 2023, at 2:25 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > That said, there are some good media players available. Try VLC Media > Player to start with. I've been using VLC for many years and recently switched to IINA for my desktop mac. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est

Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: >So, why can't you uninstall the new software & re-install the old software? Short answer: iPhone In the closed iPhone environment you can't just dig up the old version from a torrent site and install it instead of the new version. If it ain't in the Apple App Store you can't

Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread Rick Womer
Because the old software isn’t available anymore… unless someone knows how to extract it from the iPhone file of a Time Machine backup of my computer. On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 16:02 John Sessoms wrote: > So, why can't you uninstall the new software & re-install the old software? > > On

Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread John Sessoms
So, why can't you uninstall the new software & re-install the old software? On 12/12/2023 12:05 PM, Rick Womer wrote: One of my non-photographic passions is listening to classical music. I have a pair of Sennheiser PXC 550 II headphones that I like a lot, usually playing recordings stored on

Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread Doug Brewer
Some possibilities: https://www.igeeksblog.com/best-equalizer-apps-for-iphone-ipad/ On 12/12/23 12:05 PM, Rick Womer wrote: One of my non-photographic passions is listening to classical music. I have a pair of Sennheiser PXC 550 II headphones that I like a lot, usually playing recordings

Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread Rick Womer
One of my non-photographic passions is listening to classical music. I have a pair of Sennheiser PXC 550 II headphones that I like a lot, usually playing recordings stored on my iPhone. I learned that Sennheiser had "upgraded" its software from the venerable-but-versatile Captune to Smart

Re: While we're on the topic of off topic fungus

2021-12-31 Thread Henk Terhell
The yellow/orange ones look like sulphur tuft which always have a pleasant color. I won't guess the other one(s). Henk Op vr 31 dec. 2021 om 09:35 schreef Larry Colen : > > I went for my first bike ride in several weeks today. I took care to put the > 18-270 on the k-3 before putting it in the

While we're on the topic of off topic fungus

2021-12-31 Thread Larry Colen
I went for my first bike ride in several weeks today. I took care to put the 18-270 on the k-3 before putting it in the handlebar bag. I saw these mushrooms on a stump about halfway around the block, stopped, grabbed my camera and realized that I hadn’t checked the battery. So, it’s not just

Re: On or Off topic? - Theta S

2015-09-07 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Thank you, Bill for that response. That correlates with my impression based on the descriptions I've read. It reminded me the old saying about what distinguishes boys from the grown-up men: the price of their toys. Cheers, Igor Bill Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:33:37 -0700 wrote: On 04/09/2015

Re: On or Off topic? - Theta S

2015-09-04 Thread John
On 9/4/2015 2:52 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Yesterday, I received UCE (aka spam) from Ricoh, - to the address that I used for submitting a bug report to Pentax (probably owned by Hoya at that point?), - related to the video codec problems. It is talking about Theta S, - new Ricoh's camera. I

On or Off topic? - Theta S

2015-09-04 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Yesterday, I received UCE (aka spam) from Ricoh, - to the address that I used for submitting a bug report to Pentax (probably owned by Hoya at that point?), - related to the video codec problems. It is talking about Theta S, - new Ricoh's camera. I looked it up, and found this description

Re: On or Off topic? - Theta S

2015-09-04 Thread Bill
On 04/09/2015 12:52 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Yesterday, I received UCE (aka spam) from Ricoh, - to the address that I used for submitting a bug report to Pentax (probably owned by Hoya at that point?), - related to the video codec problems. They are rather rude that way. It is talking

Off Topic: Light in slow motion

2012-07-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but this one is certainly worth the exception: http://www.ted.com/talks/ramesh_raskar_a_camera_that_takes_one_trillion_frames_per_second.html I quite liked the mention by the presenter that soon enough such tech will be in common cell phone :-). -- Boris

Re: Off Topic: Light in slow motion

2012-07-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, I think that will be a long time away from us. Lasers have enabled lots of new experiments in the last 50 years. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 1:40 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but this one is certainly worth the exception:

Re: Off Topic: Light in slow motion

2012-07-29 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 28, 2012, at 11:40 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but this one is certainly worth the exception: http://www.ted.com/talks/ramesh_raskar_a_camera_that_takes_one_trillion_frames_per_second.html Very clever use of aliasing. Amusingly, this afternoon

RE: Totally off topic query

2011-08-30 Thread Bob W
Hello there. If any of you practices GTD with the help of TiddlyWiki, please contact me off list, 'cause I'd like to learn from you the good tricks. Thanks. Boris Cotty practises SM with his tiddly winky. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Totally off topic query

2011-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: If any of you practices GTD with the help of TiddlyWiki, please contact me off list, 'cause I'd like to learn from you the good tricks. Boris Cotty practises SM with his tiddly winky. B Not to sound naïve, and I

RE: Totally off topic query

2011-08-30 Thread Bob W
If any of you practices GTD with the help of TiddlyWiki, please contact me off list, 'cause I'd like to learn from you the good tricks. Boris Cotty practises SM with his tiddly winky. B Not to sound naïve, and I understand what Bob had to say, but what the heck are GTD and

Re: Totally off topic query

2011-08-30 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-08-30 2:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Not to sound naïve, and I understand what Bob had to say, but what the heck are GTD and TiddlyWiki? Getting Things Done. An organizing method described in a book by David Allen. Now assisted by dozens of apps and other software.

Re: Totally off topic query

2011-08-30 Thread Eactivist
Drat. It sounded more interesting than that. Marnie the almost akaless In a message dated 8/30/2011 11:30:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bruce.wal...@gmail.com writes: On 11-08-30 2:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Not to sound naïve, and I understand what Bob had to say, but what the heck

Re: Totally off topic query

2011-08-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Walker On 11-08-30 2:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Not to sound na?ve, and I understand what Bob had to say, but what the heck are GTD and TiddlyWiki? Getting Things Done. An organizing method described in a book by David Allen. Now assisted by dozens of apps and other software.

Totally off topic query

2011-08-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hello there. If any of you practices GTD with the help of TiddlyWiki, please contact me off list, 'cause I'd like to learn from you the good tricks. Thanks. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Off Topic: Truth in Advertising

2011-03-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Here is a little video for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_VtqtxCHYfeature=player_embedded Please be advised that it contains lots of foul language. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/22/2011 6:08 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Yes, there is parental pride there but he's a much better photographer than I am and I don't want him to get a swelled head! Purely theoretically, you can apply a judicious amount of belt to his rear end, so as to balance the head swelling. But then

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
An excellent shot and a very creative concept. Paul On Mar 22, 2011, at 1:56 AM, Brian Walters wrote: On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:20 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Ah but does he shoot Pentax??? :-) Yes and no. I think the cover was shot with his *istDL. He also has a K20D

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
I don't have an iPhone but they must be better than I think as a camera because what I see is just not as bad as I expect. At least they seem better than the BBs. On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 1:56 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:20 -0400, Ann Sanfedele

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and produces superb pictures with it. It's a whole new world of pain and humiliation. Nope. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread eckinator
2011/3/21 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and produces superb pictures with it. It's a whole new world of pain and humiliation. Nope. Only because your name isn't Smokey =P BTW can anyone recommend a

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread mike wilson
On 21/03/2011, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/3/21 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and produces superb pictures with it. It's a whole new world of pain and humiliation. Nope. Only because your

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/21/2011 11:56 AM, eckinator wrote: BTW can anyone recommend a camera for a 3yo? Easy. Any waterproof/shockproof camera with lens that does not come out. If it gets dirty, you'd simply wash it under tap water. Additionally, the kid will have to learn to hold it so that their fingers

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread eckinator
2011/3/21 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Easy. Any waterproof/shockproof camera with lens that does not come out. If it gets dirty, you'd simply wash it under tap water. Additionally, the kid will have to learn to hold it so that their fingers won't obscure the lens. Galia's first camera

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:48 +0200, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and produces superb pictures with it. It's a whole new world of pain and humiliation. Nope. Yup! The little twerp just scored the

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com Well, you're no Bill Robb... Yes, he is. F**k you, too. cheers, frank ;-) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/21/2011 1:32 PM, eckinator wrote: 2011/3/21 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: Easy. Any waterproof/shockproof camera with lens that does not come out. If it gets dirty, you'd simply wash it under tap water. Additionally, the kid will have to learn to hold it so that their fingers won't

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 March 2011 22:32, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: you mean I have an excuse to buy a successor for the WP I gave to Mum Dad??? My little guy has the W20, great kid cam, just wash it under the tap to get all the mud, grass and spit off it. -- Rob Studdert (Digital  Image Studio)

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Nice image;  quite an impressive achievement. Dan On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:48 +0200, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice image; quite an impressive achievement. Dan On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:48 +0200, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Charles Robinson
On Mar 20, 2011, at 7:42, Bob W wrote: On Mar 20, 2011, at 5:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his right to

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Bong Manayon
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 5:56 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Only because your name isn't Smokey =P BTW can anyone recommend a camera for a 3yo? My mom handed me my dad's Petri 7s when I was three years old; I would not see another camera until I was five... -- Bong Manayon

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:38 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com Well, you're no Bill Robb... Yes, he is. F**k you, too. knarfknarfknarf -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/     __o

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Scott Loveless
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 8:02 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 March 2011 22:32, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: you mean I have an excuse to buy a successor for the WP I gave to Mum Dad??? My little guy has the W20, great kid cam, just wash it under the tap to

RE: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Bob W
I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets face it, if you haven't convinced someone of your

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Eric Weir
On Mar 21, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: About a year and a half ago we gave our oldest (6 at the time) a WS80. Her grandparents were taking her on a grand adventure to Hawaii and we wanted to be sure she could take pictures absolutely anywhere. It went to the beach every day. It

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/3/11, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: My little guy has the W20, great kid cam, just wash it under the tap to get all the mud, grass and spit off it. I should consider this camera. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:45 , eckinator wrote: I'm about as deep down in the all my photos are crap stage as one can get... Lookin' up at ya!! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus... http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 21, 2011, at 02:56 , eckinator wrote: 2011/3/21 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and produces superb pictures with it. It's a whole new world of pain and humiliation. Nope. Only because your

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread eckinator
2011/3/22 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: BTW can anyone recommend a camera for a 3yo? Nikon or Canon, any model. So D3x is actually short for Digital for any 3 year old then? And D300s is one that can be used by hundreds of them? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
Believe it or not, I really *DO* try to stay out of the OT political threads. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
You are speaking of your twerp? Very nice shot ... lets get with the parental pride here, Brian ann Brian Walters wrote: On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:48 +0200, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:16 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: You are speaking of your twerp? Very nice shot ... lets get with the parental pride here, Brian I suppose 'little' wasn't the correct adjective. He's 36, but he'll always be a 'little twerp' to me Yes, there is

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Ah but does he shoot Pentax??? :-) anyway its a lovely cover ann Brian Walters wrote: On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:16 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: You are speaking of your twerp? Very nice shot ... lets get with the parental pride here, Brian I suppose 'little' wasn't

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-21 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:20 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Ah but does he shoot Pentax??? :-) Yes and no. I think the cover was shot with his *istDL. He also has a K20D but his kit includes a couple of Panasonics, a Fuji and (sigh, where have I failed?) an iPhone, which seems

Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Larry Colen
I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets face it, if you haven't convinced someone of your point of

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 20, 2011, at 5:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets face it,

RE: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Bob W
On Mar 20, 2011, at 5:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets face it,

RE: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Bob W
On Mar 20, 2011, at 5:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets face it,

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/20/2011 2:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets face it, if you

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
You know, guys, it's very important for my personal entertainment hat this thread develop into a heated and irrational argument. I'm just sayin'. On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/20/2011 2:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/20/2011 3:58 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: You know, guys, it's very important for my personal entertainment hat this thread develop into a heated and irrational argument. I'm just sayin'. I am sorry to disappoint you, Steve. You see, I meant it as a passing joke, whereas Larry, as he

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Eric Weir
said, No discussion in the history of mankind has made it through this flowchart. And by the way, is this topic off topic? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Cory Waters
You're wrong. ;) CW On 3/20/2011 8:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his right to be a curmudgeon, especially on this list ;-) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread drd1135
Now we're talking. -Original Message- From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:57:29 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Off Topic thread limit? On Sun, Mar

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his right to be a curmudgeon, especially on this list ;-) Well, you're no Bill Robb... -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread eckinator
Larry, all I can say is I've yet to see a single thread on this list that doesn't stop by itself - they all end eventually. and the signal to noise ratio and signal quality on this list are among the best I've seen. in fact PDML is my only list for precisely that reason and I value the opinion of

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his right to be a curmudgeon, especially on this list ;-) Well, you're no

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread eckinator
David W. Robbs? Sounds good to me! 2011/3/20 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread AlunFoto
2011/3/20 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: Larry, all I can say is I've yet to see a single thread on this list that doesn't stop by itself - they all end eventually. Interestingly, the only thread I can remember that virtually went on forever was one about marmots. Sometime in the previous

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/20 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: Larry, all I can say is I've yet to see a single thread on this list that doesn't stop by itself - they all end eventually. Interestingly, the only thread I can remember that virtually went on forever was one about marmots.

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread eckinator
2011/3/20 Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Interestingly, the only thread I can remember that virtually went on forever was one about marmots. Sometime in the previous millennium you mean when they groundhogged the list ?? I remember that thread and you're both wrong. It only lasted for

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread AlunFoto
Don't think you were around for that circus, Ecke. It was probably in -96 or -97. I remember being a bit annoyed about having to download all that rubbish over my precious 14400 modem link. IIRC, Doug Brewer and Mark Roberts were two of the more notorious thread prolongers. It also had me

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread eckinator
2011/3/20 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: Don't think you were around for that circus, Ecke. I definitely wasn't. I was justlookingfor an excuse for a groundhog day movie reference -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Scott Loveless
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his right to be a curmudgeon, especially on this list ;-) Well,

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 March 2011 05:45, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: I'm about as deep down in the all my photos are crap stage as one can get... Bugga off, that's my spot. ;-) -- Rob Studdert (Digital  Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa:

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 01:09:31PM +1100, Rob Studdert wrote: On 21 March 2011 05:45, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: I'm about as deep down in the all my photos are crap stage as one can get... Bugga off, that's my spot. You claim exclusive rights to call eckinator's photos crap?

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011-03-20 Thread mike wilson
On 20/03/2011 19:45, eckinator wrote: Larry, all I can say is I've yet to see a single thread on this list that doesn't stop by itself - they all end eventually. and the signal to noise ratio and signal quality on this list are among the best I've seen. in fact PDML is my only list for precisely

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

2011-03-10 Thread Tim Øsleby
Old thread, but never the less. Boris. I read you as you feel responsible when the reseiver don't get your message right. Why? Your english if a lot better than mine, from my point of view it seems better than many native speakers. Haven't it occured to you that the error might be in the other

RE: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

2011-03-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eckinator A few curious facts: 1. The Powerpoint creator has never intended it for such a broad user base. So it was designed for a much narrower category of users. I hear

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2011-03-10 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: This is traditional: http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/ Damn! You beat me to it... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2011-03-08 Thread eckinator
2011/3/8 Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: A few curious facts: 1. The Powerpoint creator has never intended it for such a broad user base. So it was designed for a much narrower category of users. I hear the whir of Alfred Nobel spinning in his grave.. if the creator of PowerPoint has any shred

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2011-03-08 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eckinator A few curious facts: 1. The Powerpoint creator has never intended it for such a broad user base. So it was designed for a much narrower category of users. I hear the whir of

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2011-03-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! My (almost former) co-worker and a friend (and a fellow Nikonian) is developing an interesting project management system he called Gigantt. We discussed it in some detail and I find his approach really interesting. Have a look if you're so inclined. http://www.gigantt.com/ Boris --

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2011-03-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, OMG, it's Flow Charting gone wild! And as the music played faster and faster I began to feel like I was working... Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:13 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! My (almost former) co-worker and a friend (and a fellow Nikonian) is

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2011-03-07 Thread eckinator
Definitely interesting. Ask him if he needs a German distributor! Cheers Ecke 2011/3/7 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Hi! My (almost former) co-worker and a friend (and a fellow Nikonian) is developing an interesting project management system he called Gigantt. We discussed it in some

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

2011-03-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
Nice funny video with Sweet Georgia Brown, - one of the most popular gipsy-jazz songs of all times (and a favorite of many Balboa-swing dancers). As for gone wild, - as Bob wrote, - it reminded me a video on PowerPoint presentations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck Cheers, Igor On

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2011-03-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 7, 2011, at 11:06 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Nice funny video with Sweet Georgia Brown, - one of the most popular gipsy-jazz songs of all times (and a favorite of many Balboa-swing dancers). As for gone wild, - as Bob wrote, - it reminded me a video on PowerPoint presentations:

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2011-03-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Larry Colen wrote: How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2011-03-07 Thread Bob W
My friend Charlie has a great series of books (The Laundryverse) based on two premises: The C'thulu is real Besides saying spells out loud, you can also perform them by running a series of operations on a computer. One day he was working on a scene for one of his books and posted to his

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2011-03-07 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/7/2011 4:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. I think a deep coma is the usual expected effect. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an

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2011-03-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. he's not dead, he's just sleeping ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2011-03-07 Thread drd1135
I've been through a few that made a ten story fall seem more appealing than usual. --Original Message-- From: Mark Roberts Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo Sent: Mar 7, 2011 4:49 PM

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2011-03-07 Thread Mark Roberts
drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Larry Colen wrote: How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. I've been through a few that made a ten story fall seem more appealing than usual. This is traditional:

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2011-03-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. As with any tools, there are good ways of using it, and there are the ways that a majority uses it. A few curious

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

2011-03-07 Thread Boris Liberman
On 3/7/2011 9:06 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: As for gone wild, - as Bob wrote, - it reminded me a video on PowerPoint presentations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck Cheers, Igor I was once given a course in technical presentations. I should say that although not that cheerfully and

Re: OT: sort of off topic - new bill in FL legislature would make farm photography a felony

2011-03-01 Thread steve harley
On 2011-02-28 02:38 , David Mann wrote: I'm surprised noone has mentioned the documentary Food, Inc. [...] But chicken and pigs are a different story and we're much more careful about what we buy. i've been semi-veg (no red meat) for about 30 years, semi-locavore/urban homesteader for half

RE: OT: sort of off topic - new bill in FL legislature wouldmake farm photography a felony

2011-03-01 Thread Bob W
this is where mine come from, fruit veg delivery once a week: http://www.riverford.co.uk/shop/?T=1298828877JTID=170301225OGID=235; netwo rk=GAW Works out cheaper than non-organic stuff from the supermarket, it's a whole lot fresher, tastes a lot better and I don't have to waste my

Re: OT: sort of off topic - new bill in FL legislature wouldmake farm photography a felony

2011-03-01 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-01 13:29 , Bob W wrote: And I have a glut of pears at the moment. Delicious as they are, there's only so much pear juice you can drink and pears you can eat, the solution for the intrepid is to can, freeze, dehydrate ... we buy boxes of pears and peaches in season via our CSA, and

RE: OT: sort of off topic - new bill in FL legislature wouldmake farm photography a felony

2011-03-01 Thread Bob W
On 2011-03-01 13:29 , Bob W wrote: And I have a glut of pears at the moment. Delicious as they are, there's only so much pear juice you can drink and pears you can eat, the solution for the intrepid is to can, freeze, dehydrate ... we buy boxes of pears and peaches in season via our CSA,

Re: OT: sort of off topic - new bill in FL legislature would make farm photography a felony

2011-02-28 Thread David Mann
On Feb 28, 2011, at 1:42 AM, frank theriault wrote: I wonder why there are those in the agricultural business who are afraid that the public see what goes on at their farms? Actually, that was a rhetorical question. I know exactly why: because much of what happens at large agribusiness

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