RE: Potato powered Libretto
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 16:17:00 +0200 From: "=?koi8-r?B?QWxleGFuZHJlIEthb3VraG92IFwo/MwuINDP3tTBIDJcKQ==?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Potato powered Libretto *THIS IS A PERSONAL COMMENT, NOT THE VIEW OF THE BBC* snip I think some sort of 'oops, we goofed' would have been nice though - have you sent them a mail to ask them? Snip In my opinion personal view is often more informative as one can learn more from discussion than from official announcement. I doubted about a fake. Thanks to you and Michael. I would like to add a comment about TV licenses. Here, in France we pay about ?80 per year. With a recent debate about were budget proficit should go proposition to cancel this tax was rejected because they feared social problems. There are so many people involved in this tax collection... Ridiculous. Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
H Re: Potato powered Libretto
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 08:25:29 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: H Re: Potato powered Libretto In a message dated 6/8/2000 12:40:22 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I must admit I looked at it and though 'h' and then I got my calculator > out and decided they'd need at least a sack of spuds to get the current > they'd need...It's one of those things: the volts are easy - just put the > spuds in series - but the internal impedance of a spud cell is erm > non-trivial. But I bought a friend in the States' son a spud powered clock > for his birthday last year - that ran fine on about a microamp! > > Neil > > p.s. spud = potato (for those who may not speak English as a first language) > *THIS IS A PERSONAL COMMENT, NOT THE VIEW OF THE VOA* (Whose views vary by the direction of the wind and the temperament of the Bureaucrats.) Thanks, Very helpful for us that speak American. I do know Special English from the VOA, as a second language, but it doesn't include "Spud". There are the Spuddy Buddies in a commercial for Idaho potatoes, so I cannot plead complete ignorance. Jim Ray, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 5 a.m. and 90 degrees F. http://historic-glendale.net/granny_jean's_gifts.htm">Click here: Granny Jean's Gifts (crass commercial) Warning: Subjects with (H) may or may not contain humor. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Potato powered Libretto
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 00:35:32 PDT From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Potato powered Libretto Alexandre, *THIS IS A PERSONAL COMMENT, NOT THE VIEW OF THE BBC* (sorry but I have to put that in!) I think they took it down cos they decided they'd been had...there's an explanation of sorts at the guardian newspaper site http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4026988,00.html I think some sort of 'oops, we goofed' would have been nice though - have you sent them a mail to ask them? I must admit I looked at it and though 'h' and then I got my calculator out and decided they'd need at least a sack of spuds to get the current they'd need...It's one of those things: the volts are easy - just put the spuds in series - but the internal impedance of a spud cell is erm non-trivial. But I bought a friend in the States' son a spud powered clock for his birthday last year - that ran fine on about a microamp! Neil p.s. spud = potato (for those who may not speak English as a first language) >From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov \(Ýë. ïî÷òà 2\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Potato powered Libretto >Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 14:21:12 -0700 > >Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 17:36:19 +0200 >From: "=?windows-1251?B?QWxleGFuZHJlIEthb3VraG92IFwo3esuIO/u9/LgIDJcKQ==?=" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Potato powered Libretto > >Neil, >Everyone on this list is aware of technical skills of BBC employees. >Could you enlighten us why BBC news about potato powered server > http://totl.net/Spud/gallery.html) was removed from BBC site >http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_759000/759529.stm >This without any comment. >In my opinion this solution could be a cheap replacement of solar panels >;-) >Alexandre > > > >** >http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list >http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives >http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- >Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... >** > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
H: RE: Potato powered Libretto
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 17:27:45 -0500 From: "Berlant, Michael S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: H: RE: Potato powered Libretto This wouldn't work for Jim, who has an abundance of Arizona sunshine and a lack of potatoes. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 2:21 PM To: Libretto Subject: Potato powered Libretto Neil, Everyone on this list is aware of technical skills of BBC employees. Could you enlighten us why BBC news about potato powered server http://totl.net/Spud/gallery.html) was removed from BBC site http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_759000/759529.stm This without any comment. In my opinion this solution could be a cheap replacement of solar panels ;-) Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Potato powered Libretto
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:28:03 -0400 From: "Peter W. Borders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Potato powered Libretto Maybe because the whole thing was a joke and they looked stupid falling for it. Pete On 7 Jun 2000, at 14:21, Alexandre Kaoukhov (Ýë. ïî÷òà wrote: > Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 17:36:19 +0200 > From: > "=?windows-1251?B?QWxleGFuZHJlIEthb3VraG92IFwo3esuIO/u9/LgIDJcKQ==?=" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Potato powered Libretto > > Neil, > Everyone on this list is aware of technical skills of BBC employees. > Could you enlighten us why BBC news about potato powered server > http://totl.net/Spud/gallery.html) was removed from BBC site > http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_759000/759529.stm > This without any comment. In my opinion this solution could be a cheap > replacement of solar panels ;-) Alexandre > > > > ** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... >** > Peter W. Borders Network Support Technician Tidewater Community College [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Potato powered Libretto
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 17:36:19 +0200 From: "=?windows-1251?B?QWxleGFuZHJlIEthb3VraG92IFwo3esuIO/u9/LgIDJcKQ==?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Potato powered Libretto Neil, Everyone on this list is aware of technical skills of BBC employees. Could you enlighten us why BBC news about potato powered server http://totl.net/Spud/gallery.html) was removed from BBC site http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_759000/759529.stm This without any comment. In my opinion this solution could be a cheap replacement of solar panels ;-) Alexandre ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
