On Aug 27, 2012, at 07:21 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 2:26 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote:
...
That lasted for a while, then Apple addressed the costs by coming out with
their own (or purchased) fonts design called TrueType that gave damn near
the
On Aug 27, 2012, at 09:33 , John Sessoms wrote:
The part that mattered and y'all kind of missed was the and don't touch
anything else kid.
I really was a kid, not yet old enough to drive. It was very unusual someone
my age would even be allowed inside the computer room. Not only was I
On Aug 27, 2012, at 19:47 , William Robb wrote:
On 27/08/2012 6:55 PM, Tom C wrote:
What I'm against is a world where we only have Fords, Apple iPads,
Apple smart phones, Samsung TV's, Frigidaire refrigerators,,, you get
my drift, to choose from, and from what I can see that's the kind
On Aug 28, 2012, at 10:04 , Larry Colen wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:17 AM, Charles Robinson wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 5:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
I will agree that the goatse zoom is a clever idea, but being software
should not be patentable.
…but being software, should not be
On Aug 28, 2012, at 10:47 , P. J. Alling wrote:
To even be allowed to argue patent law you are required to be a combination
of scientist engineer and lawyer, to hear the case apparently not.
My Mom's grandfather's firm spent 9 years trying to find a way for the Wright
Brothers to patent
On Aug 30, 2012, at 12:49 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 10:04 , Larry Colen wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:17 AM, Charles Robinson wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 5:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
I will agree that the goatse zoom is a clever idea, but being software
should not
Den 30. aug. 2012 kl. 09:49 skrev Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 10:04 , Larry Colen wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:17 AM, Charles Robinson wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 5:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
I will agree that the goatse zoom is a clever idea, but being
On Aug 28, 2012, at 11:32 , Tom C wrote:
The look and feel is different. Apple makers a big deal of that. I'm
not saying it's better; just harder to base a lawsuit on.
Even with the gesture related controls. Is it right to patent
the fact that spreading your fingers means get larger
Den 30. aug. 2012 kl. 09:35 skrev Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com:
On Aug 27, 2012, at 19:47 , William Robb wrote:
On 27/08/2012 6:55 PM, Tom C wrote:
What I'm against is a world where we only have Fords, Apple iPads,
Apple smart phones, Samsung TV's, Frigidaire refrigerators,,,
Or the $9.99 monthly phone from AARP with the big numbers and green screen.
Yeah. I can use it!
I've never had my glasses on when my burner rings. By the time I get them on,
it has stopped ringing…
On Aug 28, 2012, at 13:04 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
You can buy those old clunkers at
On Aug 28, 2012, at 14:31 , steve harley wrote:
on 2012-08-28 12:48 DagT wrote
In the about 20 years I have been discussing this with people who are
opposed to software patents nobody has ever found a fair definition. If you
cannot forbid what you cannot define. :-)
that's easy — let
On Aug 28, 2012, at 14:43 , DagT wrote:
Which is very unfair for those who have great ideas.
You know the circuitry for making efficient car engines? It may easily be
duplicated by software if it is not already. Some millions of dollars
research just to give it away to the competitor.
On Aug 28, 2012, at 20:39 , William Robb wrote:
Consider for a moment that when I was a mere teenager, a person pulling up
beside you at a red light and making a deflating O gesture was an
indication you had a flat tire.
I doubt hardly anyone one the road these days has learned that
Den 30. aug. 2012 kl. 10:31 skrev Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 14:31 , steve harley wrote:
on 2012-08-28 12:48 DagT wrote
In the about 20 years I have been discussing this with people who are
opposed to software patents nobody has ever found a fair
Ytes, I heard that story. I also heard another one where the inventor sold the
invention to an even larger firm, who won over the first.
There is always dangerous for the inventor to hold the invention too much to
himself. It is better to own a little of something big than to own everything
Quoting Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com:
Another from the Yorkshire Dales in June:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16351674size=lg
(K-5, DA 24-90)
White balance is a surprising problem with these daytime Dales
photos.nbsp; I shot them in RAW, but no matter how I fiddle the WB
On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 2:53 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
From: Larry Colen
On Aug 28, 2012, at 5:41 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
Back in 1972 or 1973, the neighbour across the street from my
parents house brought home about 30 repo'd Beaver Mark I gum
machines. I thought it
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Quoting Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com:
Another from the Yorkshire Dales in June:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16351674size=lg
(K-5, DA 24-90)
White balance is a surprising problem with these
On 2012-08-30 3:03, Joseph McAllister wrote:
Anyway, my recollection is that TrueType was a method of minutely smoothing
what was once lumpy pixels. As opposed to Adobe's vector drawing formula. It's
been so long since I had to even think about it. Ya gotta let go of some of
what you knew to
I have a theory for why Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Thani of Qatar
wanted this lens, and if I'm right then I believe we must consider
making him an honorary PDML member:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Qatar#Cormorants
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I saw the following post on another mailing list to which I subscribe
and thought I would pass it along here. I have the feeling that many
may find it as interesting as I did.
- - -
In a world where foul-mouthed animals are called hero
for bouncing a ball or cursing to music, it's sad to lose
a
I'm sure Todd Akin has any number of people spinning right now...
2012/8/28, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com:
Two threads here lately have got me thinking (always a dangerous state
of affairs).
There's the terribly visionary thread on the future of photography
that's got HCB spinning in
Any complex software is going to be very difficult to port from a PC to
a MAC. Changes in PC software architecture make it difficult enough to
move from one platform to the next if Microsoft didn't maintain support
for older methods. Apple drops support and things stop working. often
I am out of the office until 09/13/2012.
I will be on vacation until 9/13/12. I will not have access to email or
telephone service. For emergency assistance with Predictive Maintenance
contact Earl Ziegler at (803) 424-5744.
Note: This is an automated response to your message PDML Digest,
It might give you pause to note that the ONLY thing I use gmail for is
the PDML. ;-)
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 12:29 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Two threads here lately have got me thinking (always a dangerous state of
affairs).
There's the terribly visionary thread on the
On 8/29/2012 5:02 PM, John Francis wrote:
On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 12:20:01PM -0500, Walt Gilbert wrote:
last night. This marks the beginning of an extended period of
listening to my PC's audio through cheap-ass earbuds.
That's not where you're supposed to wear them ...
Well, that's where my
On 8/29/2012 5:58 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
After many years of stalwart service to my steadily declining auditory
senses, my beloved A/V receiver finally gave up the ghost last night.
Earlier this year, I caused major damage to my beloved Denon
... Any complex software is going to be very difficult to port from a PC to a
MAC. ...
The first work I did as a software development engineer in the private
sector (after NASA/JPL) was to design and implement a multi-platform
development system which ran on Mac OS, Windows, OSF/Motif, HP/UX
On 8/29/2012 10:36 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Aug 29, 2012, at 10:20 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
After many years of stalwart service to my steadily declining auditory senses,
my beloved A/V receiver finally gave up the ghost last night. This marks the
beginning of an extended period of listening
On 8/29/2012 10:32 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Aug 29, 2012, at 11:12 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
I have a Nakamichi that you might enjoy.
And some other nice old stuff.
http://columbus.craigslist.org/ele/3175537972.html
I remember a Satch Carlsen column where he explained that Nakamichi is
On Aug 30, 2012, at 9:51 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Yikes, Larry! An NAD and a Hafler -- that's two pretty bad losses.
I once had an NAD tuner that was pretty nice, and I know their amps are their
bread and butter. As for the Hafler -- those things are legendary.
I've only ever owned one
Thanks, Frank, Dan and Bob Sullivan and also to whoever else gave a look..Joe
Like.
:-)
cheers,
frank
What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.
-- Christopher Hitchens
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From: jn289 jn...@verizon.net
Sent: August 26, 2012 8/26/12
To:
Neil Armstrong:
http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2012/08/inspirational-photos-by-neil-armstrong-primary-photographer-on-the-first-successful-manned-mission-to-the-moon/
or short link:
http://goo.gl/yOgJb
Nothing new, but a nice article, IMHO, with some photography-related
details.
Igor
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On Aug 29, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
Popped up to town for a bite to eat at the Dog and Duck in Soho with
Christian Skofteland who is working for a few days in London. He sends
his regards. After a trip to the bar (which I used to drink in when I
worked in London 32 years ago
Same here. My Gmail account is only for the PDML.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote:
It might give you pause to note that the ONLY thing I use gmail for is
the PDML. ;-)
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 12:29 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Thanks for the helpful tips, Joe.
For most flowers, I try several modes. In this case, IIRC, I tried
auto, program, macro, Flash Off, Shutter-Priority and
Aperture-Priority. Those taken in the last two modes just looked
washed out. Admittedly, that was probably due to my ineptitude. For
this
If I remember correctly, the inventor approached each of the Big Three
automakers, with his system. He didn't want to sell the right to use
his idea, but interest them in buying components, from a factory he was
going to finance on the basis of having the contracts. This would have
been much
On 30/08/2012 2:24 AM, DagT wrote:
Den 30. aug. 2012 kl. 09:35 skrev Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com:
On Aug 27, 2012, at 19:47 , William Robb wrote:
On 27/08/2012 6:55 PM, Tom C wrote:
What I'm against is a world where we only have Fords, Apple iPads,
Apple smart phones, Samsung
http://www.cameratown.com/news/news.cfm/hurl/id|10762
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On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/29/2012 10:36 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Aug 29, 2012, at 10:20 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
After many years of stalwart service to my steadily declining auditory
senses, my beloved A/V receiver finally gave up the
Igor Roshchin wrote:
Neil Armstrong:
http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2012/08/inspirational-photos-by-neil-armstrong-primary-photographer-on-the-first-successful-manned-mission-to-the-moon/
or short link:
http://goo.gl/yOgJb
Nothing new, but a nice article, IMHO, with some photography-related
Biggest kick in the teeth? If you just bought a K-01
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Rebates makes the one or two K-01 left on Amazon effectively $300.
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A tip I read often from flower-shooters is underexpose for deeper colours.
The other thing I can say is that I always treat my flower shootings
as portrait sessions. I use reflectors, inserted backdrops and up to
three strobes (including in softboxes) to get great light for them.
The downside is
I think it is pretty easy to read between the lines of these rebates
and see that they are making room for new products that are going to
be near the original price points. I now think it is reasonable to
believe that Photokina is going to include announcements for ALL of
the following: an
That's a very tempting price, assuming the lower price still exists
when the rebates kick in.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:
I think it is pretty easy to read between the lines of these rebates
and see that they are making room for new products that
IIRC, the stories I saw back in 2006 or so said he was using the lens to
photograph birds out in the desert.
From: J.C. O'Connell
You mean a lion, right?
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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net
So, if Porsche comes out with a new car that has a unique shape, is it
alright if GM copies that unique shape and sells cars to compete with
the new Porsche?
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
I do know something of precedent law, and the broad strokes that it will
From: Rick Womer
Another from the Yorkshire Dales in June:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16351674size=lg
(K-5, DA 24-90)
White balance is a surprising problem with these daytime Dales photos.? I shot
them in RAW, but no matter how I fiddle the WB ain't right.? If I had it to do
From: frank theriault
More about the title and the photo later. Until then, here it is:
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/08/they-made-movie-once.html
Hope you enjoy this nocturnal photo. Comments welcome.
cheers,
frank
I dunno' ... is that perchance Elm Street?
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It is a lot of trouble. Additionally, the best blooms are often
located on inconvenient portions of the plant, where it is difficult
enough to position the camera, let alone reflectors, backdrops and
strobes. If I remove the best blooms, my wife is less than pleased.
There is a reason the most
Build a raft, then float you and your lighting gear on the pool over
to the flowers. Where's your sense of adventure, man?
:-)
My wife actually encourages me to remove the odd bloom/stem and shoot
indoors. She's become more pragmatic about the whole thing over the
years. I think she'd draw the
On Aug 30, 2012, at 1:18 AM, DagT wrote:
Den 30. aug. 2012 kl. 09:49 skrev Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 10:04 , Larry Colen wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:17 AM, Charles Robinson wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 5:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
I will agree that the
on 2012-08-27 3:26 Joseph McAllister wrote
When the Mac came out in 1984, it was shortly followed, thanks to Adobe selling Jobs the
font technology used by Apple Laser Printers, which put tens of thousands of printers and
font designers working at home. Desktop Printing became a buzzword in
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Darren Addy
I have a theory for why Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Thani of Qatar
wanted this lens, and if I'm right then I believe we must consider
making him an honorary PDML member:
On Aug 30, 2012, at 9:18 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/29/2012 10:36 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Aug 29, 2012, at 10:20 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
After many years of stalwart service to my steadily declining auditory
I lost my sense of adventure when I turned 70.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
Build a raft, then float you and your lighting gear on the pool over
to the flowers. Where's your sense of
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1658545,00.html
They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too.
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Rick. Nice expanse of countryside. All Creatures Great Small territory.
I use Aperture to develop my raw PEFs and there is an option to set
white balance for skin color so clicking on neutral skin usually gives a
good start. I realize there isn't much skin in this photo but when I am
out and
Ah a cameo by the master Alfred w/o his derby. Nice atmospheric night scene.
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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:53:10 -0400
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Subject: PESO - They Made a Movie Once...
From: Joseph McAllister
On Aug 27, 2012, at 09:33 , John Sessoms wrote:
The part that mattered and y'all kind of missed was the and don't
touch anything else kid.
I really was a kid, not yet old enough to drive. It was very
unusual someone my age would even be allowed inside the computer
I think it is pretty easy to read between the lines of these rebates
and see that they are making room for new products that are going to
be near the original price points. I now think it is reasonable to
believe that Photokina is going to include announcements for ALL of
the following: an
Still, it's a Google application used on Apple hardware.
Maybe it's not enough to spin Jobs up to the point he could power the
entire state of California, but it should suffice for powering a couple
of blocks in San Francisco.
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
It might give you pause to note that
From: Joseph McAllister
On Aug 28, 2012, at 10:04 , Larry Colen wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:17 AM, Charles Robinson wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 5:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
I will agree that the goatse zoom is a clever idea, but being software should
not be patentable.
?but being
on 2012-08-30 6:42 Doug Franklin wrote
On 2012-08-30 3:03, Joseph McAllister wrote:
Anyway, my recollection is that TrueType was a method of minutely smoothing
what was once lumpy pixels. As opposed to Adobe's vector drawing formula.
It's been so long since I had to even think about it. Ya
Den 30. aug. 2012 kl. 18:06 skrev William Robb:
On 30/08/2012 2:24 AM, DagT wrote:
Den 30. aug. 2012 kl. 09:35 skrev Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com:
On Aug 27, 2012, at 19:47 , William Robb wrote:
On 27/08/2012 6:55 PM, Tom C wrote:
What I'm against is a world where we
From: Daniel J. Matyola
So, if Porsche comes out with a new car that has a unique shape, is it
alright if GM copies that unique shape and sells cars to compete with
the new Porsche?
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
I do know something of precedent law, and the
Whew! None of mine are there.
Cars I Have Owned
1962 Chevy Impala SS
1963/64
1957 Mercury Parklane Cruiser
1965
1957 VW Beetle
1966
1968 Toyota Corona
1968
1969 Chevy Townsman SW
1969
1958 Rambler SW
1969
1972
Den 30. aug. 2012 kl. 21:03 skrev John Sessoms:
From: Joseph McAllister
On Aug 28, 2012, at 10:04 , Larry Colen wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:17 AM, Charles Robinson wrote:
On Aug 28, 2012, at 5:13 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
I will agree that the goatse zoom is a clever idea, but being
You have purchased 5 cars since I last bought one. That must say
something about each of us. G
Of course, you are not quite as old as I am . . . .
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote:
Whew!
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Larry Colen
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1658545
,00.html
They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too.
Don't know why the Triumph Stag's on there. Maybe they
on 2012-08-30 12:51 Larry Colen wrote
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1658545,00.html
They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too.
fascinates me that 75-89 has the preponderances of entries
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on 2012-08-30 13:40 Daniel J. Matyola wrote
You have purchased 5 cars since I last bought one. That must say
something about each of us. G
fwiw, he's bought 11 since i last bought one and he had bought 12 before i
bought my first one
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My mom had a Pinto. It drove OK and never exploded.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Larry Colen
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1658545
,00.html
They
The Maserati, with apologies to Joe Walsh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiORhKnwXF4
re: The Yugo
There is one that my coworker drives an hour to work (each way) every
day M-F. Here it is, with him at the wheel, in acton:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JftYNIbXLAk
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Obviously missing -- Mk 3 VW
Sincerely,
Collin Brendemuehl
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Not too many current TIME magazine advertisers' cars on that list, I notice.
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I love the phrase this thing couldn't outrun the Rose Bowl Parade,
referring to the Brickland.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:44 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:
on 2012-08-30 13:40 Daniel J. Matyola wrote
You have purchased 5 cars since I last bought one. That must say
something about
Here are two photos taken of the Des Moines river which usually floods
in the spring and supports fishing, boating, water skiing every summer
in my memory. Not this year.
http://donspix.posterous.com/drought-in-the-midwest-2012-the-photos-photo
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Just adding sunshine to a cloudless sky. :)
It's one of the reasons we treasure you, Tom.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:
I think it is pretty easy to read between the lines of these rebates
and see that they are making room for new products that are going to
Couldn't be by much. I am 70.
Walt
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
You have purchased 5 cars since I last bought one. That must say
something about each of us. G
Of course, you are not quite as old as I am . . . .
Dan Matyola
Wow, Walt, you seem so much younger the that. Of course, the internet
takes off 20 years.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote:
Couldn't be by much. I am 70.
Walt
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com
wrote:
You
on 2012-08-30 2:21 Joseph McAllister wrote
I believe those gestures were all first patented for the notebook computers
when Apple placed a trackpad by shifting the keyboard up next to the screen.
They shortly (after the patent was given) assigned these gestures to the
electrostatic pad a few
I'd rather it take of 20 POUNDS! :-)
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
Wow, Walt, you seem so much younger the that. Of course, the internet
takes off 20 years.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote:
Couldn't
Utter nonsense. It's one nincompoop's list. The 1961 Corvair, for example, is
there only because an idiot wrote a book. And the 1995 Explorer is there by
virtue of some bad tires. But since these cars are so awful, I'll take the
Series III XKE V12 off someone's hands or that Biturbo Maserati.
Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too.
I'd like to add the Volvo 480, built by DAF in Holland with a Renault
engine. We called it Cologne's fastest footbath, because each time it
rained the footwell was flooded. Not enough with
On Aug 30, 2012, at 2:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Utter nonsense. It's one nincompoop's list. The 1961 Corvair, for example,
is there only because an idiot wrote a book. And the 1995 Explorer is there
by virtue of some bad tires. But since these cars are so awful, I'll take the
Series
We still have a 1977 Triumph Stag. Paul was only the second owner when
he bought it many years ago. It's still running - with the original
engine and everything.
Wendy
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net]
If they could, they would. To take the wind out of Porsche's sales they'd have
to build a vehicle that was equal or better than the original. Producing a car
that looked like a Porsche model, and selling it for a lot less to attract
buyers, would soon be revealed to by a piece of junk.
IMHO
On 30/08/2012 3:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Utter nonsense. It's one nincompoop's list. The 1961 Corvair, for example, is
there only because an idiot wrote a book. And the 1995 Explorer is there by
virtue of some bad tires. But since these cars are so awful, I'll take the
Series III XKE V12
On Aug 30, 2012, at 5:15 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
If they could, they would. To take the wind out of Porsche's sales they'd
have to build a vehicle that was equal or better than the original. Producing
a car that looked like a Porsche model, and selling it for a lot less to
attract
And 20 pounds. (I wish)
pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:
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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:13:36 -0400
From: Steven Desjardinsdrd1...@gmail.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT fifty worst cars of all time
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On Aug 30, 2012, at 11:24 , Larry Colen wrote:
Unfu*kingbelievable.
And untrue. We use patents the opposite way, to get into markets dominated
by larger companies (or make them but the ringt for a good price).
DagT
Dag,
I will agree that there are good and worthwhile uses of
Thanks Steve. I was counting on someone to know what I did not remember.
On Aug 30, 2012, at 11:26 , steve harley wrote:
on 2012-08-27 3:26 Joseph McAllister wrote
When the Mac came out in 1984, it was shortly followed, thanks to Adobe
selling Jobs the font technology used by Apple Laser
To the entire PDML community:
Please accept my sincerest apologies for starting this thread (or,
more correctly now, these threads).
As penance, I would force myself to read each message it contains
except for the fact that it would make me want to slit my wrists (more
than I already do). I'd also
Walter Hamler wrote:
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com
wrote:
Couldn't be by much. I am 70.
Wow, Walt, you seem so much younger the that. Of course, the internet
takes off 20
On Aug 30, 2012, at 2:18 PM, William Robb wrote:
On 30/08/2012 3:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Utter nonsense. It's one nincompoop's list. The 1961 Corvair, for example,
is there only because an idiot wrote a book. And the 1995 Explorer is there
by virtue of some bad tires. But since these
On Aug 30, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
The Maserati, with apologies to Joe Walsh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiORhKnwXF4
re: The Yugo
There is one that my coworker drives an hour to work (each way) every
day M-F. Here it is, with him at the wheel, in acton:
I think Time published that list just before the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.
I don't think they've updated it since.
From: Paul Stenquist
Utter nonsense. It's one nincompoop's list. The 1961 Corvair, for
example, is there only because an idiot wrote a book. And the 1995
Explorer is there by
From: Larry Colen
On Aug 30, 2012, at 2:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Utter nonsense. It's one nincompoop's list. The 1961 Corvair, for
example, is there only because an idiot wrote a book. And the 1995
Explorer is there by virtue of some bad tires. But since these cars
are so awful, I'll take
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