Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-14 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/12/2011 13:40, Paul Stenquist wrote: I did get your test message. Paul Roger that. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I did get your test message. Paul On Jun 12, 2011, at 12:41 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 6/12/2011 03:04, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> Hi Boris, >> Never did get it. No matter. Facebook isn't a very important issue. >> Paul > > I certainly agree. However my lack of ability to send you a private me

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-11 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/10/2011 23:22, John Sessoms wrote: From: Boris Liberman On 6/9/2011 22:15, Bob W wrote: > a little language tip for you, Boris. Nobody says "fucking unbelievable". > It's always "un-fuckin'-believable". > > Even my granny says it that way, and she's 115. > > B Nothing can really replace

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-11 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/12/2011 03:04, Paul Stenquist wrote: Hi Boris, Never did get it. No matter. Facebook isn't a very important issue. Paul I certainly agree. However my lack of ability to send you a private message needs to be addressed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailm

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 11, 2011, at 7:33 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 6/11/2011 13:35, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> And he didn't reply! >> Paul > > Awkward as it is, I did send you a message yesterday. Did it once more time > just a moment ago. Hi Boris, Never did get it. No matter. Facebook isn't a very impor

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/6/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >yes there would. It would be the Pentax Telling People You've Replied >Offlist Instead Of Sharing It List. It would consist of hundreds of messages >every day like this: > >Replied off list >Replied off list to off list reply >Started conversation of

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-11 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/11/2011 13:35, Paul Stenquist wrote: And he didn't reply! Paul Awkward as it is, I did send you a message yesterday. Did it once more time just a moment ago. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-11 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/11/2011 10:51, Bob W wrote: Subject: Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day On 10/6/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Replied off list. If we all did that there would be no list ! yes there would. It would be the Pentax Telling People You've Replied Offlist Instead Of Shari

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 11, 2011, at 2:30 AM, Cotty wrote: > On 10/6/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Replied off list. > > If we all did that there would be no list ! And he didn't reply! Paul > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > --

RE: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-11 Thread Bob W
> Subject: Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day > > On 10/6/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Replied off list. > > If we all did that there would be no list ! > yes there would. It would be the Pentax Telling People You've Replied Offlist Inst

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-11 Thread mike wilson
On 11/06/2011 08:32, Cotty wrote: On 10/6/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: In any case, people who don't want Facebook to analyse their face, can always replace it with a photo of a mandrill's arse. I'm tempted to join Facebook just to do that, but I don't think my 'friends' would spot th

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/6/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >In any case, people who don't want Facebook to analyse their face, can >always replace it with a photo of a mandrill's arse. I'm tempted to join >Facebook just to do that, but I don't think my 'friends' would spot the >difference. Im sure I could te

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/6/11, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >Replied off list. If we all did that there would be no list ! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 10, 2011, at 8:10 PM, William Robb wrote: > On 09/06/2011 6:54 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> B&H's Posner is a good man. He has been unjustifiably attacked by a person >> on this list. But his record is solid, and B&H is probably the most >> reliable, most honest vendor in the camera biz

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread William Robb
On 09/06/2011 6:54 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: B&H's Posner is a good man. He has been unjustifiably attacked by a person on this list. But his record is solid, and B&H is probably the most reliable, most honest vendor in the camera biz. As an example, On another forum I troll from time to tim

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Ken Waller
Free Farmville doesn't add much to my life... MARK! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Ecke PDML" Subject: Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day 2011/6/10 Paul Stenquist : Once you're logged in, the system alrea

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: Boris Liberman On 6/9/2011 22:15, Bob W wrote: > a little language tip for you, Boris. Nobody says "fucking unbelievable". > It's always "un-fuckin'-believable". > > Even my granny says it that way, and she's 115. > > B Nothing can really replace good old Russian Mat. I am pretty bad in

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread steve harley
On 2011-06-10 07:06 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In the US it is possible to enter you phone numbers into a "no call" database. That eliminates most of the calls, although charities and political organizations to whom you have contributed and merchants with whom you have transacted business can st

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Darren Addy
I've selected my main target (subjects) for World Pentax Day: http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/article_cd6c2dd4-9128-11e0-a516-001cc4c03286.html Also, my Olympus iS/L macro A-Life Size will arrive in about an hour, so I will get to play with that this weekend, as well. Should be a fun photo we

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 10, 2011, at 7:42 AM, Ecke PDML wrote: > 2011/6/10 Paul Stenquist : >> Once you're logged in, the system already knows who you are. > > Agreed. But do take a look at what facebook says to advertise their > data mapping and mining abilities to online marketers. They infer all > sorts of in

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'd love to have some deep philosophical attitude toward Facebook, but mostly I just can't be bothered looking that often. I have a minimum sort of a page because I go there sometimes, but it just doesn't float my boat in general. On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Peter Zalabai wrote: > Pentaxforu

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
In the US it is possible to enter you phone numbers into a "no call" database. That eliminates most of the calls, although charities and political organizations to whom you have contributed and merchants with whom you have transacted business can still call you. https://www.donotcall.gov/ I gues

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Ecke PDML
2011/6/10 Paul Stenquist : > Once you're logged in, the system already knows who you are. Agreed. But do take a look at what facebook says to advertise their data mapping and mining abilities to online marketers. They infer all sorts of information about you just from who your friends are and from

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
I agree that it would be preferable for Facebook to have made facial recognition an opt-in feature, and they may well do that since there has been some discontent. However, I fail to see any real downside to it. Once you're logged in, the system already knows who you are. In any case, I suspect

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Ecke PDML
2011/6/10 Paul Stenquist : > > Facebook does push the envelope. The facial recognition thing is meant to > make it easy to tag photos. It's not a plot to spy on members. But it's > tweaked some the wrong way. Fortunately,  one can easily opt out of it. No > big deal for those who don't suffer fr

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/10/2011 11:50, Brian Walters wrote: Oh dear, and I'm just about to have dinner Surely and verily I cannot be held responsible for the unfortunate time difference between my furiously hot time zone and yours... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mai

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:47 +0300, "Boris Liberman" wrote: > On 6/10/2011 11:45, Brian Walters wrote: > > Well, that's too long for a Mark! - but I'm going to put that into my > > 'Hold' folder for future reference. > > > > (anyone got a spare photo of a mandrill's arse?) > > Feeding "mandril ass p

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/10/2011 11:45, Brian Walters wrote: Well, that's too long for a Mark! - but I'm going to put that into my 'Hold' folder for future reference. (anyone got a spare photo of a mandrill's arse?) Feeding "mandril ass picture" to google can be enlightening in this regard... Pun intended. Bor

RE: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:30 +0100, "Bob W" wrote: > In any case, people who don't want Facebook to analyse their face, can > always replace it with a photo of a mandrill's arse. I'm tempted to join > Facebook just to do that, but I don't think my 'friends' would spot the > difference. Well, that

RE: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-10 Thread Bob W
[...] > it's tweaked some the wrong way. Fortunately, one can easily opt out > of it. No big deal for those who don't suffer from paranoia. > > Paul one of the differences between the USA and Europe is that in Europe the default must be to opt in to things, not opt out. Otherwise, and I know thi

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/9/2011 22:15, Bob W wrote: a little language tip for you, Boris. Nobody says "fucking unbelievable". It's always "un-fuckin'-believable". Even my granny says it that way, and she's 115. B Nothing can really replace good old Russian Mat. I am pretty bad in swearing in either Hebrew or En

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/10/2011 04:07, Paul Stenquist wrote: I don't know anything about selling Facebook "likes." I have a page on Facebook for my marketing company, and I've steadily accumulated followers. It's brought me a fair amount of work. B&H markets on Facebook, rather unobtrusively in my opinion. Hell, an

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
I don't know anything about selling Facebook "likes." I have a page on Facebook for my marketing company, and I've steadily accumulated followers. It's brought me a fair amount of work. B&H markets on Facebook, rather unobtrusively in my opinion. Hell, any company who has any marketing savvy wh

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
B&H's Posner is a good man. He has been unjustifiably attacked by a person on this list. But his record is solid, and B&H is probably the most reliable, most honest vendor in the camera biz. Paul On Jun 9, 2011, at 8:10 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > ROTFL. I had exactly the same thought. I

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
ROTFL. I had exactly the same thought. I could even hear my inner English teacher saying it in the "correcting" voice. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Bob W wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:30 PM, William Robb >> wrote: >> > If I'm buying grey market, I tend to use Adorama. Nothing really >>

RE: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread Bob W
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:30 PM, William Robb > wrote: > > If I'm buying grey market, I tend to use Adorama. Nothing really > wrong with > > B&H, but Henry Posner (their face on the internet) can be a bit of a > dick, > > and that colours my attitude towards giving his employer money. > > Not tr

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:30 PM, William Robb wrote: > If I'm buying grey market, I tend to use Adorama. Nothing really wrong with > B&H, but Henry Posner (their face on the internet) can be a bit of a dick, > and that colours my attitude towards giving his employer money. Not trying to defend B&H

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread William Robb
On 09/06/2011 12:48 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: It probably shows that I am not a potential customer of B&H and a target of ther marketing dept. Oh my ;) If I'm buying grey market, I tend to use Adorama. Nothing really wrong with B&H, but Henry Posner (their face on the internet) can be a bit

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:12 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > I refuse to use FaceBook. Take it or leave it, John, but "like" written in Hebrew letters meaning "to like something on Facebook/Twitter or some such" seemingly is becoming a new word in the language here... -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discus

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: Boris Liberman On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Ecke PDML wrote: > Yeah. B&H and PF are looking to increase their FB likes. Not my cup of > tea personally but then I've already deleted my FB account once before > recreating it and now that facebook has added face recognition without > not

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread Ecke PDML
so true. they probably have an army of professional FB likers on their payroll. likely the same people who build WoW accounts etc... 2011/6/9 Boris Liberman : > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Ecke PDML wrote: >> Yeah. B&H and PF are looking to increase their FB likes. Not my cup of >> tea person

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Ecke PDML wrote: > Yeah. B&H and PF are looking to increase their FB likes. Not my cup of > tea personally but then I've already deleted my FB account once before > recreating it and now that facebook has added face recognition without > notifying me, I am on the ve

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-08 Thread Bulent Celasun
I was thinking of contributing but I dislike even the idea of joining FB. It probably shows that I am not a potential customer of B&H and a target of ther marketing dept. Oh my ;) Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-08 Thread Ecke PDML
Yeah. B&H and PF are looking to increase their FB likes. Not my cup of tea personally but then I've already deleted my FB account once before recreating it and now that facebook has added face recognition without notifying me, I am on the verge of doing it again, except this time for good. 2011/6/

Re: 18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Peter, to participate one has to have a FaceBook account. This condition seems to have been one of the reasons for a bit of a flame on PF with this regards... On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:04 AM, Peter Zalabai wrote: > Pentaxforums is giving away a Limited lens for the WPD this year. Read more > about

18/06 - World Pentax Day

2011-06-08 Thread Peter Zalabai
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