Re: Templating Solutions

2001-06-18 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Leo Lapworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oi, Rob, What's this, Home grown (and not smokable), I left Emap too early if your not a TT2 convert yet. We can 'do lunch' later this week and I'll bash you with some TT2 docs or something :) Oooh! Me too! -- Dave Hodgkinson

Re: checking your CPAN modules are up to date?

2001-06-17 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Elaine -HFB- Ashton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dave Hodgkinson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth: * *I can't find the incantation! Help! CPAN.pm has an autobundle feature that comes in handy for this. Make an autobundle then use it to update all the modules you like. http://www.cpan.org/misc

CMS frameworks

2001-06-16 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Some guys out here in Brizzle want to do Yet Another CMS. Are there any frameworks out there they can plug together to make something plausible? I guess bits of the 2.0 slashcode do the job nicely, what with being TT based and all. Any other offers?

Re: CMS frameworks

2001-06-16 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Jonathan Stowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is CMS ? I guess it isnt the Compact Muon Solenoid in this context. content management. AFAIK IANAL. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep

Re: brief penderel outage

2001-06-16 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
* _Dave calls the pot _and_ the kettle black -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: CMS frameworks

2001-06-16 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Matthew Byng-Maddick [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 12:09:53PM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: Steve Mynott [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dave Hodgkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Any other offers? http://scoop.kuro5hin.org/ Why do all these things have to look like

checking your CPAN modules are up to date?

2001-06-16 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
I can't find the incantation! Help!

Re: YAPC::Europe (Ignore this request)

2001-06-15 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
. Of course, whoever owned the gateway would want some QoS in there to prevent FTPs and napster ;-) -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: [Possible Job] Perl, Linux

2001-06-13 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Simon Cozens [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 07:44:11AM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: Are there any of you lot still looking for jobs? Still open? I think I might have someone for you. I was fishing on behalf of a client who may well need a perl linux person

Re: Upcoming technical meeting

2001-06-12 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
booze cabinet next to it. It's a TRAP! -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: Upcoming technical meeting

2001-06-12 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Dominic Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 04:28:14PM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: It's a TRAP! You been playing wy too much nethack recently. That was a tough level with comfy sofa and the drinks cabinet. -- Dave Hodgkinson

Re: [Possible Job] Perl, Linux

2001-06-09 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Piers Cawley [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't know about you, but I'm *definitely* fat. Big boned. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms

Re: Perl CGI For The World Wide Web

2001-06-09 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
received a copy of the second edition of the book. So how are the kiddiez taking it? -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Conway's academic paper generator

2001-06-09 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Anyone got a link to this? Ta, Dave

Re: London.pm posting stats

2001-06-09 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Jonathan Stowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well based on another totally unscientific sample you did :) And how about a signal/noise bias? ;-) -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com

[Possible Job] Perl, Linux

2001-06-07 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
BTW. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: [Possible Job] Perl, Linux

2001-06-07 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Piers Cawley [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I presume that this is a permie thing? Yes. And I'd estimate that _most_ of you I know would be, um, a bit too heavyweight for them... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star

Re: Social meet

2001-06-07 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
be wandering up and down TCR looking for a new PDA. Sony Clie is my preferred choice at the moment. If anyone knows a good shop, or is good at haggling and wants to help, I'm on 07801 814138. those nice people at scan.co.uk were offing it at 199 the other day... -- Dave Hodgkinson

Re: tape changes

2001-06-05 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Robin Szemeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, 05 Jun 2001, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: Robin Szemeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: hmm .. we're trying to justify a move to 5gb a month .. at which point Nildram sounds like a cheaper option. ... is Aylesbury nice? There's some nice

Re: tape changes

2001-06-05 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Robin Szemeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, 05 Jun 2001, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: Question - how much data you got? tar.gzedded it comes to about 700 megs .. pour quoi? why arse with tapes when you can mirror? we did consider that .. and prior to 'arsing with tapes' that what

Re: I'm orff

2001-06-03 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Aaron Trevena [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: as some of you might already know I'm orff to the west country. I plan to move to bradford-on-avon this week. That be Netcraft country. Be fearful, oh ar. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief

Re: The truth will out ( was Re: BUFFY - SPOILERS , DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN SKY 1 LAST NIGHT)

2001-06-03 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Greg McCarroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: now i remember the good old days of live and kicking with sarah green and pete and simon ahhh halycon days halcyon? Anyway we all know it peaked with Sally James... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org

Re: General Election

2001-06-02 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Robin Szemeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: well ok ... just so long as he does it quietly ... or on a different planet. Could be worse...could be Richard Digance... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http

Re: Forthcoming Meetings

2001-06-01 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Robin Houston [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But I could do something about Perl regular expressions and algorithmic complexity. That would be fun :-) Robin, can we have a whip round and pay you NOT to do it? My head always hurts after one of your talks... -- Dave Hodgkinson

Re: crazy golf

2001-06-01 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Paul Mison [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: how about US Independence Day? We call that Thanksgiving... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms

Re: Slow disks under linux

2001-05-31 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Paul Makepeace [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm trying to duplicate an FS from an oldish 5,400rpm 6GB IDE drive to a new 7,200rpm 61GB IDE drive using the usual cp -ax / /mnt. But it's unbelievably slow -- vmstat 2 is reporting bi/bo around 300! What does hdparm have to say? -- Dave

Re: Slow disks under linux

2001-05-31 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Robin Szemeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: another tip is to mount the two IDE devices on seperate controllers .. seems to improve things sometimes. Oh Lord, yes. More busses than London General. No, really. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor

LAMP in Amsterdam anyone?

2001-05-31 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
http://www.jobserve.com/jobserve/JobDetail.asp?jobid=14094948

Re: LAMP in Amsterdam anyone?

2001-05-31 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Piers Cawley [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dave Hodgkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.jobserve.com/jobserve/JobDetail.asp?jobid=14094948 I've already sent in a CV for that one. Agent seemed a little perturbed when I guessed who it was after his (short) description of what

Re: bad greg

2001-05-30 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
remind me of the url? easily.co.uk -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: Y::E accomodation

2001-05-30 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
enjoyed it last year. I'm about to abort my trip to the OSC. Too far, too expensive, not enough other things dovetail with it. Hamsterjam is still on though. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep

Re: Talks and Stuff

2001-05-30 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
with other talks. I _think_ I've submitted, but I'm not sure! I filled in a form and everything but I've had no real affirmation -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO

Re: Talks and Stuff

2001-05-30 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Leon Brocard [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 2) there is no form - just an email address, huh? OK, getting confused with Apachecon. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO

(Chief) Wizard for hire...

2001-05-29 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
All the current projects are done and dusted and the T-shirts are at the printers (really!). I'm looking for the next round of excellent clients to work with. Take a look at my site at http://www.hodgkinson.org/ to see what I'm up to. Thanks, Dave -- Dave Hodgkinson

Re: (Chief) Wizard for hire...

2001-05-29 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
guy walked away with plenty of money! -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: (Chief) Wizard for hire...

2001-05-29 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
etc)! Ah, but Blades and time series stuff. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Laziest way of selling stuph on line?

2001-05-25 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Is there any easier way of flogging stuff on line than using Amazon Z-shops? They settle quickly, commission isn't horrendous and they do some inventory management. Thoughts?

Re: Laziest way of selling stuph on line?

2001-05-25 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Chris Heathcote [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: on 25/5/01 10:17 am, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: Is there any easier way of flogging stuff on line than using Amazon Z-shops? They settle quickly, commission isn't horrendous and they do some inventory management. I think Yahoo do a similar deal

Re: [Announce] Hackspoitation film fest

2001-05-24 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Simon Wistow [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I also have D.A.R.Y.L (Data Analyising Robot Youth Lifeform) but I thinkt hat's pushing it a bit. If that counts, then Weird Science counts too! -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star

Re: [Announce] Hackspoitation film fest

2001-05-24 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Mark Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 24 May 2001, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: Simon Wistow [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I also have D.A.R.Y.L (Data Analyising Robot Youth Lifeform) but I thinkt hat's pushing it a bit. If that counts, then Weird Science counts too! That's more

Re: [Announce] Hackspoitation film fest

2001-05-24 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
pronounced in the dramatic movie trailer kind of way. I don't think it did his career any harm at all. Back to your usual wibbling. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO

Re: Election Manifestos

2001-05-24 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Simon Cozens [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 09:59:12AM +0100, Richard Clamp wrote: Ah, he'd be fine if it weren't for those fucking mood swings. You mean I'm nice at times? Aren't you standing for London.pm in the election? -- Dave Hodgkinson

[OT] Food exports?

2001-05-22 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Someone just laid what I think is a fresh urban myth on me, but is there any kind of embargo on comestibles going from England to France? Like even wrapped chocolate? -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http

Re: [OT] Food exports?

2001-05-22 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Barry Pretsell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Here's the leaflets given to travellers http://www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/int-trde/misc/foot/flyer.pdf oops :-) -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep

Re: [OT] Food exports?

2001-05-22 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Barry Pretsell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: embargo has been due to foot and mouth, embargo is bi-directional and covers meat as well. Any references to this? -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep

Re: TPC talk practice / technical meet

2001-05-21 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Leon Brocard [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: in. YAPC talks also welcome. I haven't thought of mine yet! -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms

Re: Sara Cox - was Re: FHM Top 100 Sexiest Women

2001-05-20 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
ever treat you like a sex object... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: pc components

2001-05-17 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
www.insight.com - they 0wn Action, and they've never let me down. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: [gnat@frii.com: Damian Conway's Exegesis 2]

2001-05-17 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
David Cantrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Indys are very nice indeed. However, I think I got a pretty good deal when I swapped mine for a loaded Sun SS1000e :-) Sellout! -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star

Re: [gnat@frii.com: Damian Conway's Exegesis 2]

2001-05-17 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Robin Szemeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: you see quite a few go on Yahoo .. Indys seem to be about 100 quid, OK, that's slightly more than the shipping from Londres to Baaf... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star

Re: Enough!

2001-05-15 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Greg McCarroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I enjoy aspects of the thread about politics, but get bored when it all goes down old roads. However what i'd really hate is any restrictions placed on the topics of London.pm , politics should be just as welcome as BtVS. It is with me. -- Dave

Re: Enough!

2001-05-15 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
. Caller detect doesn't work for international calls either. Untrue. When I get calls from friends in Sweden I can see who they are. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO

Re: Enough!

2001-05-15 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Simon Cozens [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, May 15, 2001 at 01:25:23PM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: Simon Cozens [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Caller detect doesn't work for international calls either. Untrue. When I get calls from friends in Sweden I can see who

Re: Enough!

2001-05-15 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
). I suppose it could go to answerphone. Caller detect doesn't work for international calls either. yeah .. thats fine .. it doesn't work from creaky old strowger exchanges either (are there any of those left ?) http://www.light-straw.co.uk/ate/strowger.html -- Dave Hodgkinson

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Robin Szemeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: does anyone happen to have one of those little plastic credit card things they were giving out before the last election with 10 things 'let us be judged on these:' .. That was a Mark Thomas episode wasn't it? -- Dave Hodgkinson

Re: BOFHs requiring license

2001-05-14 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
to keep the country on rations until well after Germany was back on its feet again. Don't forget also, Britiain was in black and white until well into the Sixties, while German was experimenting with red and the US was fully technicolour by the late fifties. -- Dave Hodgkinson

Enough!

2001-05-14 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Please, would you take the politics elsewhere? Some of us really don't give a shit either way. Unless Robin writes a Democracy::Approx module. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
email address count as expertise? -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Piers Cawley [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I respectfully suggest that we don't train the little buggers in schools. We teach them stuff. Wrong. We show them how to learn. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star

Re: Politics (was RE: BOFHs requiring license)

2001-05-14 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
. Arsewit. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: see attachment

2001-05-13 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
not the only one: http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/snowcrash.html Ooh, I did see that page once, but before the last update picture. I like: Project phase: development hell -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star

Long Dark Teatime of the Soul

2001-05-12 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1326000/1326657.stm

Re: putting escape characters in files

2001-05-11 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
,sed,awkperl binaries are all fscked? :-) Stallman used to have a long rant about ^S/^Q that shipped with the emacs source. Wonder if it's still there. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com

Re: putting escape characters in files

2001-05-11 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
, the sorts of things that I _think_ IPv6 has should go a long way. Ubiquitous encryption and authentication will breed the real next generation of applicances. Or something. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http

Re: putting escape characters in files

2001-05-11 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
a computer version of the Poke'mon card game that leads you through learning the rules very gently and very well. That's the sort of thing we need for gadgets...start off with stop and play and then gently lead you through to the hard stuff. Or make it like the Tivo - it just works. -- Dave

Re: putting escape characters in files

2001-05-11 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
to each other. Securely and knowingly. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-07

2001-05-10 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Matthew Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.snurfer.org/sands/gfx/vertigo.jpg Did your palms sweat too, richard? That slightly golden building is the Millennium hotel. I had a room on the 54th floor. Lovely view :-) -- Dave Hodgkinson, http

Dim Sum?

2001-05-09 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Anyone up for Dim Sim at 1 O'clock? -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: Dim Sum?

2001-05-09 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Leon Brocard [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dave Hodgkinson sent the following bits through the ether: Anyone up for Dim Sim at 1 O'clock? Yes. New World, Gerrard Street. I may be very on time. ARGH! Sorry, I got PHB-ed. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http

Re: Dim Sum?

2001-05-09 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Simon Wistow [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dave Hodgkinson wrote: ARGH! Sorry, I got PHB-ed. Psycho Hose Beasted? you've met her, then? -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com

Re: TPC Travel

2001-05-03 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Cross David - dcross [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That's about the same prices that I'm seeing on ebookers, deckchair and expedia. I may be prepared to pay a little more for a) a direct flight and b) a better known airline :) Virgin are trying it on: £1200! -- Dave Hodgkinson

Re: Not Matt's Scripts

2001-05-02 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Dave Cross [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 19:53 30/04/2001, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: I've got someone needing a form to mail script. Where's ours[0]? Ta, Dave [0] Oh, all right, yours since I bottled out. Current version is at http://www.dave.org.uk/scripts/notmatt/formmail.pl.txt

Re: US$ bank account

2001-05-02 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
! You try signing up for a US Zshop, or the Honour system! -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: Not Matt's Scripts

2001-05-01 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Mark Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 30 Apr 2001, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: I've got someone needing a form to mail script. Where's ours[0]? According to my records, Dave C was doing it. FWIW I had a look at Soupermail. A better effort but could still do with work. -- Dave Hodgkinson

Re: US$ bank account

2001-04-30 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
David Cantrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 10:03:12AM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: Anyone know of a bank that will let non US residents have a workable US$ account with dollar credit card and check (narf) book? Pretty nearly any UK high st bank will open accounts

Re: US$ bank account

2001-04-30 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Paul Makepeace [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 10:28:00AM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: Indeed, I have one already, but they charge like fuck for banking cheques, have stupid settlement times and not hook 'em up to their online banking. How much is a lot? I'm about

Re: Mailbox power ..

2001-04-30 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
ISDN routers, Cisco and so on. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: Mailbox power ..

2001-04-30 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
everything else from them. Nah, blag one...I'm sure there are people round here with spares... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Not Matt's Scripts

2001-04-30 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
I've got someone needing a form to mail script. Where's ours[0]? Ta, Dave [0] Oh, all right, yours since I bottled out. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web

A couple more bite the dust

2001-04-27 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Blueberry and Madge.web bit the dust in the last couple of days. If you know any good graphics people, HTML slaves, coders and so on with the right attitude, and Lord knows many of you are now acquainted with Reading Room's attitute, would y'all be so kind as to let me (or them directly ;-)

Re: Good Accountants

2001-04-27 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
. (And Barclays lets you use NS) -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: Good Accountants

2001-04-27 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
or preventing me from copying the address line to the clipboard, bah). I've actually had more trouble getting Netscape to stop, YMMV, etc. NS's DNS handling is the suckiest. Blocks bloody everything. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway

Re: Review of Data munging with Perl on Slashdot

2001-04-27 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Dave Cross [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Too late! Dave... [feeling smug] Enjoy it while it lasts... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms

Re: Good Accountants

2001-04-26 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Robert Shiels [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On a similar point, can anyone recommend a good business bank account? Oxymoron. I went with Barclays because they gave 12 months free banking and could group the online banking with my personal accounts. -- Dave Hodgkinson

Re: [london-list-summary] London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-04-23

2001-04-26 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
about just what a clusterfuck it was this year. Many swearwords. If I had more balls I'd do performance art in my lightning talks. My God, cover your eyes Mary! The angry man's shooting up with his own faeces! I think there's definitely scope for a bile track at any conference. -- Dave

Re: [OT] Flecktones in London next month

2001-04-20 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Roy ? Clive off of (void) told me to mention Billy Sheehan, Stu Hamm and Jaco Pastorius and see what happened :-) I'll see your Jaco and raise you Dave la Rue. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http

Re: [OT] Flecktones in London next month

2001-04-20 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Nathan Torkington [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dave Hodgkinson writes: Norman Watt Roy ? Clive off of (void) told me to mention Billy Sheehan, Stu Hamm and Jaco Pastorius and see what happened :-) I'll see your Jaco and raise you Dave la Rue. All good, but if you haven't seen Victor

Re: Broadcast datagrams

2001-04-18 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Paul Makepeace [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone hackers here sent broadcast packets? I think this is how you do it: Any ideas? Well covered on page 590 of Stein's book... ;-) He uses IO::Socket BTW... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor

Re: Mourning clothes for London.pm

2001-04-18 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
was the star of DHA Chico and the Man, a sitcom of, uh, mid-70s vintage, I think. Don't DHA know if it ever made it across the water, though. Since Sr. is dead, Buffy always did dig dead guys... Dig _up_ dead guys? -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org

Re: [HELP] Traceroute

2001-04-07 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
ought any good books lately?". There are some books that are just good to _own_ -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: Grammar (was: Re: Linux.com Online Chat)

2001-04-05 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
st. Fared? *ducks* -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: going extreme

2001-04-04 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Philip Newton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: James Powell wrote: http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5424853.html?tag=lh Cool. Where can I get me some Extreme Programming? Cheers, Philip, whose project[1] has a deadline today [1] that's been running for at least six months and was

Re: Grammar (was: Re: Linux.com Online Chat)

2001-04-04 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Dominic Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ObPerl: So which is harder to parse? Perl or English? Time flies like an arrow Fruit flies like a banana Parse that and stay fashionable... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star

Re: Grammar (was: Re: Linux.com Online Chat)

2001-04-04 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
I'll stop now. It's a nerve. -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Re: Grammar (was: Re: Linux.com Online Chat)

2001-04-04 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Robin Houston [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 10:00:08AM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: I'm as liberal as anyone here as far as creativity, expression, society and the rest go, but there are certain fundamentals that you need before you can go out and break the rules

Re: Grammar (was: Re: Linux.com Online Chat)

2001-04-04 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
't believe me when I answer. This is a case of using 'Standard English' instead of the quasi-cockney patois the Lutonians espouse! Innit! That good old Estuary English. Fu'n 'ell. And of course, the best English speakers are probably the Scots and the Welsh. Discuss!

Re: Silly postings

2001-04-04 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Greg McCarroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: *scroll down if you feel like it!* Sex is like pizza, melted cheese is an essential part. Greg, you _do_ worry me... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief

Re: Wavelan

2001-04-03 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
cards, just make sure you have some crossover aether between the two... -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy

Jedi

2001-04-03 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
I was listening to 5 live in the car today and a caller pointed out that in the census, it takes 20,000 people to make a religion official and rather than use his usual "agnostic" box, he was going to put down "Jedi". This is a Good Thing :-) Spread the word.

Re: Jedi

2001-04-03 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Dominic Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 01:36:55PM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: I was listening to 5 live in the car today and a caller pointed out that in the census, it takes 20,000 people to make a religion official and rather than use his usual "agn

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