Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2/19/2019 2:14 PM, geneb via cctalk wrote: This message brought to you by the Totalitarian Touch Tone Terrorists(tm). g. How ever SMART PHONES have taken OVER. AI's rule the world. Evil computer laugh!

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
lots  of  piles  of  phones... some  areas  a  real  mess... this  guy  gets the hoarder  award  for   wooden  phone  cascaras back  when  the payphone  biz  went  privatized and legal  also   that  way    Ron had  conversion kits...  he  did  well in the     make  your  kitchen into a 

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
So...how 'bout them phones? (hint, hint) Does anyone know if they have any CO stuff? (only a tiny, tiny fraction of telephone collectors care, even a tiny bit, about CO stuff) -- Will

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread Eric Korpela via cctalk
If a company (or its owners if not shielded from liability) has any assets in the EU they can be seized (up to 4% of the company's total value) for violating GDPR. Apparently, Lee Enterprises has assets in Europe, and doesn't want to spend the non-trivial time, effort and expense (or lost

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Grant Taylor > I agree with your logic. > However your valid logic Anyone who thinks logic starting from common sense has anything to do with the workings of legal systems is likely in for a rude awakening at some point. Noel

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Wed, 20 Feb 2019 at 17:16, geneb via cctalk wrote: > Based on what I've read, the only possible way the GDPR could apply to a > US company (with no EU physical presence) is if you're selling or > marketing directly to EU citizens. This could be but it's quite a widespread problem. E.g. If

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
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Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread W2HX via cctalk
: cctalk on behalf of geneb via cctalk Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 11:15 AM To: Grant Taylor; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner On Wed, 20 Feb 2019, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > On 2/20/19 7:39 AM, geneb wrote: >> They

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Wed, 20 Feb 2019, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: On 2/20/19 7:39 AM, geneb wrote: They may have a physical presence in the EU, which would cause the GDPR to apply to them.  However, for companies with no physical presense in the EU, I don't see how the law could apply. I agree with your

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Feb 20, 2019, at 10:53 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > > On 2/20/19 7:39 AM, geneb wrote: >> They may have a physical presence in the EU, which would cause the GDPR to >> apply to them. However, for companies with no physical presense in the EU, >> I don't see how the law

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 2/20/19 7:39 AM, geneb wrote: They may have a physical presence in the EU, which would cause the GDPR to apply to them.  However, for companies with no physical presense in the EU, I don't see how the law could apply. I agree with your logic. However your valid logic is contrary to my

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-20 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: On 02/19/2019 01:17 PM, geneb via cctalk wrote: I'd be very interested in how that would be possible. I don't know. But I do know that there are a lot of companies here in the US that are filtering their website like this. They may have

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: I think it's useful to have one or two for exhibits of old modems and period systems that would have used a phone coupler. For that reason, a nice 1965 model would be good to have Well, you do need a classic handset for any acoustic coupler.

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
I think it's useful to have one or two for exhibits of old modems and period systems that would have used a phone coupler. For that reason, a nice 1965 model would be good to have On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 8:46 PM ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: > go to garage sales ' > thy turn up there. > In

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
go  to  garage  sales   ' thy  turn up there. In a message dated 2/19/2019 1:57:35 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 09:58:00AM -0600, John Foust via cctalk wrote: > Old tech, but not computers: I have a fondness for old rotary dial phones,

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> From: Grant Taylor > I do know that there are a lot of companies here in the US that are > filtering their website like this. It does go both ways; a while back, a vintage rail site I read regularly ('Weekend Rails') moved to a new hosting service, and that service filtered out and

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Feb 19, 2019, at 7:31 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk > wrote: > > At 01:11 PM 19/02/2019 -0800, you wrote: Old tech, but not computers: https://madison.com/business/galesville-antique-phone-dealers-looking-to-offload-vast-collection/article_b1845009-c861-50ff-82c8-60a15866fc6d.html

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
At 01:11 PM 19/02/2019 -0800, you wrote: >>> Old tech, but not computers: >>> https://madison.com/business/galesville-antique-phone-dealers-looking-to-offload-vast-collection/article_b1845009-c861-50ff-82c8-60a15866fc6d.html > >On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: >> 451:

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 02/19/2019 01:17 PM, geneb via cctalk wrote: I'd be very interested in how that would be possible. I don't know. But I do know that there are a lot of companies here in the US that are filtering their website like this. -- Grant. . . . unix || die

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: Old tech, but not computers: https://madison.com/business/galesville-antique-phone-dealers-looking-to-offload-vast-collection/article_b1845009-c861-50ff-82c8-60a15866fc6d.html On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: 451:

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
Old tech, but not computers: https://madison.com/business/galesville-antique-phone-dealers-looking-to-offload-vast-collection/article_b1845009-c861-50ff-82c8-60a15866fc6d.html On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: 451: Unavailable due to legal reasons We recognize you are

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread Kevin Monceaux via cctalk
On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 09:58:00AM -0600, John Foust via cctalk wrote: > Old tech, but not computers: I have a fondness for old rotary dial phones, especially ones like they used in movies and TV shows set in the '40s and '50s. I've never managed to acquire one. I'd love to have a few of

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: On 02/19/2019 10:18 AM, geneb via cctalk wrote: So basically, they're blocking EU users from a website due to a law that has no effect in the US?  Amazing. I thought I had heard from a number of people that GDPR could still bite people in

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread Kevin Monceaux via cctalk
On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 09:58:00AM -0600, John Foust via cctalk wrote: > Old tech, but not computers: > > https://madison.com/business/galesville-antique-phone-dealers-looking-to-offload-vast-collection/article_b1845009-c861-50ff-82c8-60a15866fc6d.html Interesting, but what does it have to do

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 02/19/2019 10:18 AM, geneb via cctalk wrote: So basically, they're blocking EU users from a website due to a law that has no effect in the US?  Amazing. I thought I had heard from a number of people that GDPR could still bite people in other countries. I don't remember the how, just that

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread Cory Heisterkamp via cctalk
On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 11:03 AM Peter Coghlan via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > Old tech, but not computers: > > > > > https://madison.com/business/galesville-antique-phone-dealers-looking-to-offload-vast-collection/article_b1845009-c861-50ff-82c8-60a15866fc6d.html > > > > >

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: Old tech, but not computers: https://madison.com/business/galesville-antique-phone-dealers-looking-to-offload-vast-collection/article_b1845009-c861-50ff-82c8-60a15866fc6d.html 451: Unavailable due to legal reasons We recognize you are

Re: OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
this guy   is  amazing    In a message dated 2/19/2019 10:03:23 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: > Old tech, but not computers: > >

OT: Phone museum seeks new owner

2019-02-19 Thread John Foust via cctalk
Old tech, but not computers: https://madison.com/business/galesville-antique-phone-dealers-looking-to-offload-vast-collection/article_b1845009-c861-50ff-82c8-60a15866fc6d.html - John