Re: Greetings
At Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:18:02 +, Amias Channer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All , I've just moved to London from Bath and thought i should make contact with the illustrious London.pm , so here I am . Is there an FAQ for this mailing list ? I couldn't see one on the page . The Bath - London exodus continues :) Hello Amias, welcome to London. The only frequently asked questions on this list are "Is Buffy sexier than Willow?" (answer "of course not, don't be so bloody stupid!", "can I have a pony?" (answer "maybe") and "whose round is it" (answer "muttley's"). Hope that helps! Dave... p.s. Hope to meet you on Monday night at the Conway Lecture.
Re: Greetings
Hello All , I've just moved to London from Bath and thought i should make contact with the illustrious London.pm , so here I am . Is there an FAQ for this mailing list ? I couldn't see one on the page . Toodle-pip Amias London.pm FAQ Question: Why? Answer: Because Dave Told Us To Question: Anything else? Answer: http://london.pm.org :-) Meil. -- Neil C. Ford Yet Another Computer Solutions Company [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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* Dave Cross ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: At Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:18:02 +, Amias Channer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All , I've just moved to London from Bath and thought i should make contact with the illustrious London.pm , so here I am . Is there an FAQ for this mailing list ? I couldn't see one on the page . The Bath - London exodus continues :) Hello Amias, welcome to London. The only frequently asked questions on this list are "Is Buffy sexier than Willow?" (answer "of course not, don't be so bloody stupid!", "can I have a pony?" (answer "maybe") and "whose round is it" (answer "muttley's"). although i may disagree with the first, i don't wish to comment. however there are more important questions ... Q. When are social meetings? A. On the day after the first wednesday of the month. Q. What do I say If I am arrested for anything connected with London.pm? A. Dave Cross told me/us to do it. Q. Who collects spam and rice? A. Dave C. Q. What should I drink? A1. TVRs A2. Lots Q. What is a TVR? A. Tequilla, Vodka and Redbull. Q. What is good to eat at the local curry house? A. Chicken Chilli Massala. hth -- Greg McCarroll http://www.mccarroll.uklinux.net
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On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:18:02AM +, Amias Channer wrote: I've just moved to London from Bath and thought i should make contact with the illustrious London.pm , so here I am . Is there an FAQ for this mailing list ? I couldn't see one on the page . All your questions will be answered at http://dave.told.us.to -- David Cantrell | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/ Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced ** I read encrypted mail first, so encrypt if your message is important ** PGP signature
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I'd go for willow , it's a hippy thing . Toodle-pip Amias The Bath - London exodus continues :) Hello Amias, welcome to London. The only frequently asked questions on this list are "Is Buffy sexier than Willow?" (answer "of course not, don't be so bloody stupid!", "can I have a pony?" (answer "maybe") and "whose round is it" (answer "muttley's"). Hope that helps! Dave... p.s. Hope to meet you on Monday night at the Conway Lecture.
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Friday, February 23, 2001, 12:40:19 PM, grep wrote: Just the FAQs Q: What is the best way to protect and add value to domestic felines? A: Gold plate -- mike
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On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:52:52AM +, Michael Stevens wrote: On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:30:13AM +, David Cantrell wrote: All your questions will be answered at http://dave.told.us.to Someone seems to have mis-spelled "TVR" as "beer". Ye gods! The webmaster has been taken out and shot. -- David Cantrell | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/ Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced ** I read encrypted mail first, so encrypt if your message is important ** PGP signature
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* Amias Channer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I'd go for willow , it's a hippy thing . can't i even persuade your vote away from the cult of willow for any of the following Cordelia Dru Darla Evil Vampire Willow The teacher who turned out to be a praying mantis well, come on Amias you know it makes sense, move away from the evil cult of willow and step into the light? -- Greg McCarroll http://www.mccarroll.uklinux.net
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At Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:55:50 +, Greg McCarroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Amias Channer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I'd go for willow , it's a hippy thing . can't i even persuade your vote away from the cult of willow for any of the following Cordelia Airhead Dru Dead Airhead Darla "Small Blonde" (And dead. Or alive. Or something!) Evil Vampire Willow Doesn't count - same person The teacher who turned out to be a praying mantis Too long since I watched that episode. well, come on Amias you know it makes sense, move away from the evil cult of willow and step into the light? And how come you left off your list the two women that might just sway my vote away from Willow - Anya and Jenny Calendar. Dave...
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On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 02:08:25PM +, Struan Donald wrote: * at 23/02 15:08 +0100 Philip Newton said: Michael Stevens wrote: Question: 8uffy or willow? Answer: a controversial issue on which no consensus has yet been reached. That's because some people just won't see the light :-) TMTOWTDI surely? Must refrain from saying what came to mind... grrr! --james. PGP signature
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Dave Cross wrote: At Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:55:50 +, Greg McCarroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cordelia Airhead Arrogant, too. IMO. Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton [EMAIL PROTECTED] All opinions are my own, not my employer's. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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* Dave Cross ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: And how come you left off your list the two women that might just sway my vote away from Willow - Anya and Jenny Calendar. because i havent completed my training as a fully fledged fanboy and hence cannot write complete lists at a drop of a hat ;-) besides Anya/Anyanka has looked a bit grim in the past - especially when she was still a demon but she's no longer immortal and is just finishing up her now mortal existance (i guess that means the demon was kill -1'd ;-) ) god i'm glad its friday so i can regain some sanity Greg -- Greg McCarroll http://www.mccarroll.uklinux.net
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Cordelia Airhead Arrogant, too. IMO. Being a 8uffy refusenik, I'm a little confused by this conversation. Do you think there might be any websites about 8uffy of Sarah Michelle Gellar out there that I can trawl for info? I know it's a long shot. Hem. :) -- matt jones 'You will not know where we have struck until you have fallen.'
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* Philip Newton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Dave Cross wrote: At Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:55:50 +, Greg McCarroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cordelia Airhead Arrogant, too. IMO. have you folks never seen Angel? -- Greg McCarroll http://www.mccarroll.uklinux.net
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At Fri, 23 Feb 2001 15:31:25 +, Greg McCarroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Philip Newton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Dave Cross wrote: At Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:55:50 +, Greg McCarroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cordelia Airhead Arrogant, too. IMO. have you folks never seen Angel? Sure I've seen him. Moody. Dead. Male. I just don't think we'd be a good match :) Dave...
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On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Amias Channer wrote: Hello All , I've just moved to London from Bath and thought i should make contact with the illustrious London.pm , voice type="mr T"Crazeee Fool/voice so here I am . Is there an FAQ for this mailing list ? I couldn't see one on the page . The FAQ is "Buffy, Diesel Cans, TVRs". /J\ -- Jonathan Stowe | http://www.gellyfish.com | I'm with Grep on this one http://www.tackleway.co.uk |
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At Fri, 23 Feb 2001 15:28:28 + (GMT), Mark Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ FAQs and (even better) answers ] /me applauds heartily (oooh, someone could collect these and put them on the web page) OK. If anyone else wants to add stuff to the list, I'll edit them together and put them on the web page in the not too distant future. Dave...
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Mark Fowler wrote: Q. Oooops I missed a load of posts. Are there any archives? A. Yes. http://www.mail-archive.com/london-pm%40lists.dircon.co.uk/ Q. This stuff is archived? How do I stop this happening? A. please someone fill this in There's not a whole lot anyone can do to stop this happening, is there really? Options that come to mind are: - don't post to the list, then nothing you write will be archived - unsubscribe the archivebot, archive@jab.org (IIRC), from the list, be forging an unsubscription - lobby Jonathan Stowe to unsubscribe the archivebot - hang Philip Newton who subscribed the archivebot to the list in the first place - just accept the status quo. Is there anything else? (Note that most suggestions will not prevent anyone from (a) archiving the list themselves or (b) re-subscribing mail-archive.com's archivebot or, indeed, any other archivebot to the list.) Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton [EMAIL PROTECTED] All opinions are my own, not my employer's. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 03:28:28PM +, Mark Fowler wrote: Q. This stuff is archived? How do I stop this happening? A. please someone fill this in The usual way is to add an X-No-Archive header. It is, however, entirely up to archivers whether to honour that request. As a random example, my own archiver does not*. In general, you should assume that anything you say on the net will be archived by someone somewhere. If you don't mean it, don't say it. * - don't worry, my archive is password protected -- David Cantrell | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david/ Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced ** I read encrypted mail first, so encrypt if your message is important ** PGP signature
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Marcel Grunauer writes: This London.pm strategy is known as "embrace and extend" aka "mark and sweep". Are you sure that shouldn't be Sooty and Sweep? -- Brian Raven I suppose you could switch grammars once you've seen "use strict subs". :-) -- Larry Wall in [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Marcel Grunauer wrote: Michael Stevens writes: Question: pony? Answer: pony pony pony. Question: 8uffy or willow? Answer: a controversial issue on which no consensus has yet been reached. Also a point of note might be that We are Perl. Your table will be assimilated. Your waiter will adapt to service us. Surrender your beer. Resistance is futile. This London.pm strategy is known as "embrace and extend" aka "mark and sweep". Mark and sweep, garbage collection, joke rattles head : "If Java's garbage collection is so good then why doesnt it delete the program file upon execution" /J\ -- Jonathan Stowe | http://www.gellyfish.com | I'm with Grep on this one http://www.tackleway.co.uk |
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Mark Fowler sent the following bits through the ether: A: When people hire people from the list they normally donate 500 usd to 1000 usd (depending on the role) to YAS (http://www.yetanother.org/) By the way, I'd just like to announce that Emap has donated 500 squid to YAS. This may have happened before we were all made redundant and after Aaron was hired. Way to go Leo! Leon -- Leon Brocard.http://www.astray.com/ yapc::Europehttp://yapc.org/Europe/ ... Oh goody! Another Muranium Explosive Space Modulator!
