It might, if it were true. :-)
But it aint.
John
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:39:54 -0800, Bob Blakely
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That would explain everything!
Regards,
Bob...
"A picture is worth a thousand words,
but it uses up three thousand times
That would explain everything!
Regards,
Bob...
"A picture is worth a thousand words,
but it uses up three thousand times the memory."
From: "Collin R Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Bagpipes are, as I understand, actually of French origin.
vi is a text editor for unix. It was designed to use on pure text terminals.
LyX is a graphical front end for the unix LaTeX typesetting (Mark up) software
system. Great for writing dissertations, or encyclopedias. Basically you set up
a profile and then just write. It does all the formatting a
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:17:22 -0500, Graywolf wrote:
> emacs, the "original" bloated does everything you don't want it to do
> software.
>
> vi, the perfect editor for use with teletype terminals.
>
> Word, version 6 was great, so they changed it. That is the MS way.
>
> lyx, this makes sense,
Graywolf wrote:
emacs, the "original" bloated does everything you don't want it to do
software.
>
vi, the perfect editor for use with teletype terminals.
What's VI? Verb intrasigent?
Word, version 6 was great, so they changed it. That is the MS way.
Word 5.1a was much better. I finally copied it
emacs, the "original" bloated does everything you don't want it to do
software.
vi, the perfect editor for use with teletype terminals.
Or as I like to say... Emacs is so configurable, you can't
possibly configure it.
-Cory
*
ed_ emacs.
C-x C-c
-Original Message-
From: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:38 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Re: OT: peace
vi rocks, emacs sucks, and nothing else is even
worthy of being called an editor except maybe EDT!
(
Here is one I got the other day.
"The Brothel"
Two Irishmen were sitting at a pub having beer and watching the brothel
across the street.
They saw a Baptist minister walk into the brothel, and one of them said,
"Aye, 'tis a shame to see a man of the cloth goin' bad."
Then they saw a rabbi enter the
>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
>Subject: Re: Re: OT: peace
>
> vi rocks, emacs sucks, and nothing else is even
> worthy of being called an editor except maybe EDT!
>
>(Well, that usually works to start a holy war on the _other_
>high volume mailing list full of opini
John Francis enscribed
Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:38:00 -0800
>
>D. Glenn Arthur Jr. mused:
>>
>> ... Now to sit back and see whether there's a single TECO user on
>> the PDML to rise to the bait.)
>
>You rang?
>
>(DECSystem-10 & DECSystem-20 Algol 60 support & development, 75-78)
Hey, guys -- CP/M rul
David Mann wrote:
Extreme Ironing vs Extreme Accounting (don't laugh until you've seen the
websites!)
http://www.elvum.net/gallery/ironing
My Extreme Ironing photos :-)
S
On Mar 24, 2005, at 12:38 PM, D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote:
But hey, if the list hasn't been argumentative enough for folks:
vi rocks, emacs sucks, and nothing else is even
worthy of being called an editor except maybe EDT!
Hmm, I'll bite.
When all is said and done I think my favourite
On Mar 24, 2005, at 9:52 AM, Jostein wrote:
You mean, you come out of a den 40 pounds lighter, terribly hungry and
in a fierce mood?
Sounds like me every morning (except the 40 pounds lighter).
Cheers,
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
I think it's unlikely you would have heard Pibroch on a fiddle because of
the different scale, and because Pibroch is solely written for the pipes.
It's an acquired taste, and few acquire it, though that is partly
(probably a small part!) to do with a lack of opportunity.
It has a wonderfully
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: "Collin R Brendemuehl" Subject: Re:
OT: peace
Bagpipes are, as I understand, actually of French origin.
Ah.
Freedom Pipes.
They sound better already.
William Robb
Doesn't happen often but that made me laugh out loud at the monitor.
m
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote:
I've heard long bagpipe performances from other traditions
than Scottish but even apart from the different-country
aspect, it hasn't matched the description of Pibroch. Much
of it has been uptempo throughout, often danceable, and some
seems to be largely improvised or
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. mused:
>
> ... Now to sit back and see whether there's a single TECO user on
> the PDML to rise to the bait.)
You rang?
(DECSystem-10 & DECSystem-20 Algol 60 support & development, 75-78)
Jostein wrote:
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Don't know about you but I've been hibernating.
Yogi
You mean, you come out of a den 40 pounds lighter, terribly hungry and
in a fierce mood?
:-)
Jostein
(just back from a semi-hike in the mountains)
8-)
This is a new meaning
- Original Message -
From: "Collin R Brendemuehl"
Subject: Re: OT: peace
Bagpipes are, as I understand, actually of French origin.
Ah.
Freedom Pipes.
They sound better already.
William Robb
Hi,
> Bagpipes are, as I understand, actually of French origin.
Nah. They probably go right back to the first man who ever skinned a
sheep.
"Can't f*ck it. Can't suck it. Let's see what happens if you blow it".
--
Cheers,
Bob
John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:38:06 -0500 (EST), D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The irony there is that although bagpipes are today associated
> > primarily with the Scots in most people's minds, darn near every
> > culture seems to have com
At 19:53 2005.03.23 -0500, you wrote:
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Subject: Re: Re: OT: peace
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain;
format=flowed;
charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=response
Content-Transfe
Do I take it you're a Pibroch lover? Or not?
John
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:38:06 -0500 (EST), D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Bagpipes:
An Irish invention, given to the Scots as a joke.
They never did catch on.
Or:
An Indian invention that got tossed on the dungheap, found by the
> Bagpipes:
> An Irish invention, given to the Scots as a joke.
> They never did catch on.
> Or:
> An Indian invention that got tossed on the dungheap, found by the Scots, who
> have been blowing the crap out of them ever since.
The irony there is that although bagpipes are today associated
prima
and even that dodn't work...
this sucks.
best,
mishka
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:33:58 +, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> it's because everybody now agrees with George Bush. It's dangerous not
> to.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Bob
Copper wire:
An accidental invention when two Scotsmen found a penny lying on the street.
Bagpipes:
An Irish invention, given to the Scots as a joke.
They never did catch on.
Or:
An Indian invention that got tossed on the dungheap, found by the Scots, who
have been blowing the crap out of them eve
Why were wheelbarrows invented?
So Irishmen could walk upright.
Collin (Cowan & Devlin) Brendemuehl
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Don't know about you but I've been hibernating.
Yogi
You mean, you come out of a den 40 pounds lighter, terribly hungry and
in a fierce mood?
:-)
Jostein
(just back from a semi-hike in the mountains)
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:58:03 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Given some things you've said in the past, I was genuinely surprised to read
> here that religion is one of the most important facets of life in your
> opinion. (That politics was one, didn't surprise me, but someth
Hi,
Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 7:58:03 PM, ernreed2 wrote:
> Quoting Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> We are a group of people who stay in contact in a daily basis. It is
>> only natural that politics and religion, being the most important
>> facets of life imho, will come up here and
Quoting Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> We are a group of people who stay in contact in a daily basis. It is
> only natural that politics and religion, being the most important
> facets of life imho, will come up here and there.
Given some things you've said in the past, I was genuinely
Good idea. All those who wish to discuss politics and religion should set up a
parallel list. Every once in a while, when the embers cool, they may even have
a chance to discuss photography.
Paul
> The Leica list has solved the politics/religion/whatever thing in a
> way that I see as sensitiv
The Leica list has solved the politics/religion/whatever thing in a
way that I see as sensitive: Set up a parallel list, where everything
goes. If you don't want politics, don't subscribe to it. If you care
to see it but don't want to interfere with the photo talk too much,
filter it into a differ
Humor is difficult and very culture dependent.
I even found that having a language, a wording, that came from the
eastern traditional working class part of our capital Oslo, made me
seem rude and impolite at the University. The same city, just
different parts. That was a surprise. Concealing t
On 23/3/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed:
>If that was the joke about the IRS auditor, I found it quite funny, and not
>the least bit offensive. It beautifully pokes fun at stereotyping, and the
>joke itself has a long history in comedy in various iterations. Frankly, I
>take great
Hi Fred ...
If that was the joke about the IRS auditor, I found it quite funny, and not
the least bit offensive. It beautifully pokes fun at stereotyping, and the
joke itself has a long history in comedy in various iterations. Frankly, I
take greater offense at using asterisks when mentioning Ni
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:12:24 -0500, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have to disagree. There was a recent thread here that was started with a
> religious/ethnic joke that one of us (yours truly) thought was
> inappropriate, and said so. [It wasn't about my ethnic group or my
> religion, bu
Quoting Collin R Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> We've gone months now with no threads on religion/faith, politics,
> war. or even the semantic use of N* & C*. For that matter, N* &
> C* haven't really been used @ all for a while now. At least not in
> any quantity.
>
> We are at peace. Tha
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 06:15:04 -0500, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote:
> We are at peace. That's a good thing. But how did it come about.
Occasionally, even fools and children act wisely. :-)
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
> We've gone months now with no threads on religion/faith, politics,
> war. or even the semantic use of N* & C*. For that matter, N* &
> C* haven't really been used @ all for a while now. At least not in
> any quantity.
> We are at peace. That's a good thing.
I have to disagree. There was a r
On 23/3/05, Collin R Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed:
>We've gone months now with no threads on religion/faith, politics,
>war. or even the semantic use of N* & C*. For that matter, N* &
>C* haven't really been used @ all for a while now. At least not in
>any quantity.
>
>We are at peace
Hi,
Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 11:15:04 AM, Collin wrote:
> We've gone months now with no threads on religion/faith, politics,
> war. or even the semantic use of N* & C*. For that matter, N* &
> C* haven't really been used @ all for a while now. At least not in
> any quantity.
> We are at peac
>
> From: Collin R Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2005/03/23 Wed AM 11:15:04 GMT
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: OT: peace
>
> We've gone months now with no threads on religion/faith, politics,
> war. or even the semantic use of N* &
We've gone months now with no threads on religion/faith, politics,
war. or even the semantic use of N* & C*. For that matter, N* &
C* haven't really been used @ all for a while now. At least not in
any quantity.
We are at peace. That's a good thing. But how did it come about.
Is the Pentax worl
44 matches
Mail list logo
