Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-12 Thread Christopher Smith
Aha! I'm not on Tiger as yet. That explains why I don't get any Widgets. Christopher On May 11, 2005, at 7:33 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: Hi Chris, Those are the Widgets in Tiger that appear when you use the F12 key (assuming you haven't disabled the Tiger keyboard shortcuts, as I have, because

[Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread laloba2
Ladies and Gentlemen, O.K...this is very off topic..but I know many of you will appreciate this! This bit of programming has me stunned. Full details are in this link: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/05/10/cool_tools_on_20q_a_.html Once you read about it, go ahead and try the insanely cool version

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread Simon Troup
Once you read about it, go ahead and try the insanely cool version that's been working since 1988. http://20q.net/ -Karen That's pretty funny, it guessed a guitar pick in 17 questions which I think is pretty good, and then it added the following ... --- Uncommon Knowledge about a

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread James E. Bailey
try http://www.smalltime.com/dictator.html it works great on a text-only browser (lynx) and provided me with hours of entertainment when I was in college. (Usually about 2 AM) Am 11.05.2005 um 00:28 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ladies and Gentlemen, O.K...this is very off topic..but I know many of

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread laloba2
--- What the hell does it mean by ... --- Does it slobber? I say Probably. --- ... who's been training this thing?? Simon Troup Digital Media Art Heehee...maybe someone who contributed was thinkingif I hold a guitar pick in my mouth long enough while I am playingDoes it slobber? I

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread Simon Troup
try http://www.smalltime.com/dictator.html it works great on a text-only browser (lynx) and provided me with hours of entertainment when I was in college. (Usually about 2 AM) Well, I win this round. You are player number 48 to pick Robert Mugabe from Zimbabwe, and what a clever

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread Christopher Smith
On May 11, 2005, at 3:14 PM, Simon Troup wrote: Well, I feel quite chuffed. Friendly little dictator game isn't it! Hmm, I had to look that one up. I'm pretty sure that the meaning of chuff that you had in mind wasn't a loud explosion of gas (like a fart?) nor that you were propelled by a noisy

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Christopher Smith / 2005/05/11 / 03:46 PM wrote: After consulting a few online dictionaries, I'm convinced that you are very pleased with the game. Wht?!!! You didn't hit F12? You are on Tiger, yes? I got the answer right away! Chuffed = very pleased ... which appeared on my desktop!

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread Gerald Berg
The one I like -- read in many Brit novels is 'boiled candy' It sounds as appetizing as boiled cabbage. I was always confused if this meant Brits had an intimate knowledge of the process for making candy. I took it as an indication of what to expect from British cooking. Jerry On 11-May-05,

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread Christopher Smith
On May 11, 2005, at 4:36 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Christopher Smith / 2005/05/11 / 03:46 PM wrote: After consulting a few online dictionaries, I'm convinced that you are very pleased with the game. Wht?!!! You didn't hit F12? You are on Tiger, yes? I got the answer right away! Chuffed =

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread Andrew Stiller
On May 11, 2005, at 4:20 AM, Simon Troup wrote: Once you read about it, go ahead and try the insanely cool version that's been working since 1988. http://20q.net/ -Karen That's pretty funny, it guessed a guitar pick in 17 questions which I think is pretty good, and then it added the following ...

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Christopher Smith / 2005/05/11 / 05:02 PM wrote: F12 in Mail gives me a chuff (sheer coincidence that it happens to be my alert sound!) sound but nothing written. What app are you running where you hit F12 to get a dictionary? The one and only Dashboard! For this reason alone, I am

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread Neal Gittleman
Figuring that any conductor can count as a small-time dictator, I played as myself and won. It thought I was Sharon Osbourne! ng ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread Simon Troup
Well, I feel quite chuffed. Friendly little dictator game isn't it! Hmm, I had to look that one up. I'm pretty sure that the meaning of chuff that you had in mind wasn't a loud explosion of gas (like a fart?) Errr, nope! After consulting a few online dictionaries, I'm convinced that

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
In a message dated 11/05/2005 23:23:52 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yeah, that's the one. Note also, that in parts of Yorkshire, they say "Chuffin' 'ell", and if displeased, would be likely to kick you "up the chuff". Of course, you should notpresume thatthe appalling

Re: [Finale] OT: Amazing

2005-05-11 Thread Chuck Israels
Hi Chris, Those are the Widgets in Tiger that appear when you use the F12 key (assuming you haven't disabled the Tiger keyboard shortcuts, as I have, because they interfere with other things I've programmed into Finale with Quickeys). There is a dictionary Widget. Pretty useful, seems to