[neonixie-l] Nixie in the Oxford English Dictionary
Received this today. Someone needs to talk to the OED! OED Online Word of the Day nixie, n.2 [‘ U.S. Post which cannot be forwarded by the postal services because it is illegibly or incorrectly addressed. Freq. attrib.’] Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈnɪksi/, U.S. /ˈnɪksi/ Forms: 18– nixy, 19– nixie. Origin:Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nix n.1, -y suffix6. Etymology: < nix n.1 + -y suffix6. 1. U.S. Post which cannot be forwarded by the postal services because it is illegibly or incorrectly addressed. Freq. attrib. 1890 Cent. Dict., Nixy2. 1901 Congress. Rec. 17 Jan. 1145/6 These poor ‘nixie’ clerks in the postoffices of this country. 1905 N.Y. Evening Post 8 Feb. 5 What the railway postal clerks most dread is the class of mail they know as ‘nixies’. 1929 Lit. Digest 5 Oct. 67/1 The similarity in appearance of the letters N.Y. and N.J... is responsible for many letters reaching the ‘Nixie’ division. 1956 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 19 Sept. 28/1 ‘Nixie’ is mail that can't be delivered because the address is incorrect, illegible, or insufficient. 1994 New Yorker 24 Oct. 68/3 In the Central Post Office's nixie unit—where mail arrives that has been illegibly or incorrectly addressed—I see street numbers in the seventy thousands. 2. = nix n.1 a. rare. 1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xviii. 249 Er storm centre..redooced..land values t' nex' t' nixie. - Best wishes, Malcolm -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/HKNPR04MB051478B45866A90CE8DB8DB7D5EA0%40HKNPR04MB0514.apcprd04.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: [neonixie-l] Re: Manufacturing affordable large, new nixie tubes
> I know that there have been video snippets of Dalibor's work, > but it warrants a full documentary. The Art of Making a Nixie Tube 37 minutes of sheer amazement at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxL4ElboiuA -- Best wishes, Malcolm -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/HK2PR04MB1203CDA0EAB4C97DF6F9F687D51A0%40HK2PR04MB1203.apcprd04.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: [neonixie-l] Re: red filter on tubes
They look great. What colour did you use? http://en.pebeo.com/content/download/5006/418674/file/Nuancier_Vitrea.pdf Best wishes, Malcolm From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of MichaelB Sent: Tuesday, 20 January 2015 4:58 PM To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: [neonixie-l] Re: red filter on tubes Per Nick, here are some IN-18's 'curing' in the garage badnixie.com/Web_Files/IMG_2278.JPGhttp://badnixie.com/Web_Files/IMG_2278.JPG On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 1:34:15 PM UTC-8, Dalibor wrote: Hello guys, I remember I read a post in the forum where someone showed a DIY red filter on a nixie tube. I was searching hard, but I havent found it again. I am going to try making a red filter on my tubes, so I am looking for tips and tricks first.. Any tips for a colours I could use for making this filter? -- Dalibor Farny phone: +420 724 321 571 http://www.daliborfarny.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/daliborfarnycom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.commailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.commailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/928b29ef-c4ea-4efd-9168-ac6e8da95f7b%40googlegroups.comhttps://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/928b29ef-c4ea-4efd-9168-ac6e8da95f7b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=emailutm_source=footer. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/22C76896560FA542891ADEAD737B1BB9012D01C067%40PPC1MXMBX004.ppc.corp. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
