Re: meta-topic Posting style

P. J. Alling wrote: reply chain doesn't grow to thousands of lines long, of mostly unneeded crap. You can't talk about the PDML that way... Well I guess you can, but you shouldn't. Of course not, it's the post that is mostly unneeded crap. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on

Re: meta-topic Posting style

reply chain doesn't grow to thousands of lines long, of mostly unneeded crap. You can't talk about the PDML that way... Well I guess you can, but you shouldn't. On 11/22/2017 6:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote: PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com wrote: Hum I have always "top posted" and as Ann as stated

Re: meta-topic Posting style

Good'n, Ken. J Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 23, 2017, at 8:12 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Ken Waller to Pentax-Discuss: > > "I thought the Russians were responsible." > > The Russians (at least Putin's Russians) are irresponsible. > > > Dan Matyola >

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I thought the Russians were responsible. -Original Message- >From: ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> >Subject: Re: meta-topic Posting style > > > >On 11/22/2017 3:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> Jack seemed to be confused by the way his email r

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Agree! J Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 23, 2017, at 4:45 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > When I respond on my phone, the cursor always appears in a top posting > position. I see no reason to futz woith it. > > Paul > >> On Nov 22, 2017, at 4:10 PM, ann sanfedele

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When I respond on my phone, the cursor always appears in a top posting position. I see no reason to futz woith it. Paul > On Nov 22, 2017, at 4:10 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > > >> On 11/22/2017 3:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> Jack seemed to be confused by the way his

Re: meta-topic Posting style

When 900 years you reach... On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 9:37 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Completely > agree > I post so well you shall not,. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

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On 11/22/2017 9:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: snip... Subash Jeyan wrote: my reply style (top, interspersed, or bottom) depends mostly on the forum. but i do cut out a lot of unnecessary fluff... Larry replied: Exactly.  There are actually times when top, or bottom, posting is the

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Completely agree I -- 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.

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Subash Jeyan wrote: On Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:56:17 -0800 Larry Colen wrote: PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com wrote: Hum I have always "top posted" and as Ann as stated most places want you to place your replies above the line. A lot of that has to do with the way the internet

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On Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:56:17 -0800 Larry Colen wrote: > PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com wrote: > > Hum I have always "top posted" and as Ann as stated most places > > want you to place your replies above the line. > > A lot of that has to do with the way the internet was invaded

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PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com wrote: Hum I have always "top posted" and as Ann as stated most places want you to place your replies above the line. A lot of that has to do with the way the internet was invaded starting in 1993 by barbarians who had no concept of polite behavior. It makes a

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Hum I have always "top posted" and as Ann as stated most places want you to place your replies above the line. Jeffery Johnson | Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com /Diverse range of photography Artistic - Animals - Events/Festivals - Transportation - Pets - Nature

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On 11/22/2017 3:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Jack seemed to be confused by the way his email reader handles email attributions. This harkens back to a debate that's been going on for at least 30 years on posting style. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style Here is the standard

Re: On topic bad news

Yeah, right... <-- I don't recall the exact name of the character from "Office Space", but you certainly know what I mean... On 1/20/2016 12:16, Larry Colen wrote: Boris Liberman wrote: The fact that local official dealership is no longer pushing new gear, means that in 1-2 years (if not

Re: On topic bad news

Boris Liberman wrote: The fact that local official dealership is no longer pushing new gear, means that in 1-2 years (if not sooner) they'll stop providing service for Pentax. This is absolute show stopper for me. Granted, I am using Zeiss M-mount lenses on Ricoh GXR-M bodies and I've no clue

Re: On topic bad news

It's that way most places Boris, the only way I can really get Pentax Gear is Internet mail order, which is true for most of the U.S. After Japan the U.S. is probably the biggest market for Photo Equipment, yet Pentax has less of a presence than Panasonic a relative newcomer. I suppose that

Re: On topic bad news

Peter, the advantage that you have is that with relatively minor extra payment, you can still ship your gear that needs service or repairs to one of the service centers inside USA. If I were to do so in a direct manner (not asking my friend living in Chicago to pass FA 77 to Bob Sullivan and

Re: On Topic (?) - A Lens Review... sort of.

What he says is accurate. Macros are often designed for fine focusing action when focusing close up. It's not just the lens mentioned in his review - most macro lenses are optimized for close focusing. The most extreme example among the lenses I have is a Kiron 105mm f.28. The focusing

Re: Interesting topic in last nights camera club meeting

Way back when I did a little underwater photography with a Nikon Nikonos. Unless you're in really clear water or near the surface you definitely need a flash to capture the real colors - everything else gets filteres by the water. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

Re: Interesting topic in last nights camera club meeting

Interesting, thanks! Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 1/9/2013 7:02:35 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pentko...@gmail.com writes: One of our members is a diver and has taken up under water photography, and gave a 1/2 talk on it last night. Very interesting especially on at what depths of

Re: Off Topic: Light in slow motion

Boris, I think that will be a long time away from us. Lasers have enabled lots of new experiments in the last 50 years. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 1:40 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but this one is certainly worth the exception:

Re: Off Topic: Light in slow motion

On Jul 28, 2012, at 11:40 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Normally I wouldn't post such a thing, but this one is certainly worth the exception: http://www.ted.com/talks/ramesh_raskar_a_camera_that_takes_one_trillion_frames_per_second.html Very clever use of aliasing. Amusingly, this afternoon

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On 3/22/2011 6:08 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Yes, there is parental pride there but he's a much better photographer than I am and I don't want him to get a swelled head! Purely theoretically, you can apply a judicious amount of belt to his rear end, so as to balance the head swelling. But then

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

An excellent shot and a very creative concept. Paul On Mar 22, 2011, at 1:56 AM, Brian Walters wrote: On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:20 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Ah but does he shoot Pentax??? :-) Yes and no. I think the cover was shot with his *istDL. He also has a K20D

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I don't have an iPhone but they must be better than I think as a camera because what I see is just not as bad as I expect. At least they seem better than the BBs. On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 1:56 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:20 -0400, Ann Sanfedele

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and produces superb pictures with it. It's a whole new world of pain and humiliation. Nope. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

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2011/3/21 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and produces superb pictures with it. It's a whole new world of pain and humiliation. Nope. Only because your name isn't Smokey =P BTW can anyone recommend a

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On 21/03/2011, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/3/21 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and produces superb pictures with it. It's a whole new world of pain and humiliation. Nope. Only because your

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On 3/21/2011 11:56 AM, eckinator wrote: BTW can anyone recommend a camera for a 3yo? Easy. Any waterproof/shockproof camera with lens that does not come out. If it gets dirty, you'd simply wash it under tap water. Additionally, the kid will have to learn to hold it so that their fingers

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011/3/21 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Easy. Any waterproof/shockproof camera with lens that does not come out. If it gets dirty, you'd simply wash it under tap water. Additionally, the kid will have to learn to hold it so that their fingers won't obscure the lens. Galia's first camera

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:48 +0200, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and produces superb pictures with it. It's a whole new world of pain and humiliation. Nope. Yup! The little twerp just scored the

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com Well, you're no Bill Robb... Yes, he is. F**k you, too. cheers, frank ;-) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On 3/21/2011 1:32 PM, eckinator wrote: 2011/3/21 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: Easy. Any waterproof/shockproof camera with lens that does not come out. If it gets dirty, you'd simply wash it under tap water. Additionally, the kid will have to learn to hold it so that their fingers won't

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On 21 March 2011 22:32, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: you mean I have an excuse to buy a successor for the WP I gave to Mum Dad??? My little guy has the W20, great kid cam, just wash it under the tap to get all the mud, grass and spit off it. -- Rob Studdert (Digital  Image Studio)

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Nice image;  quite an impressive achievement. Dan On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:48 +0200, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

Nice image; quite an impressive achievement. Dan On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:48 +0200, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mar 20, 2011, at 7:42, Bob W wrote: On Mar 20, 2011, at 5:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his right to

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 5:56 PM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Only because your name isn't Smokey =P BTW can anyone recommend a camera for a 3yo? My mom handed me my dad's Petri 7s when I was three years old; I would not see another camera until I was five... -- Bong Manayon

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:38 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com Well, you're no Bill Robb... Yes, he is. F**k you, too. knarfknarfknarf -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/     __o

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 8:02 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 March 2011 22:32, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: you mean I have an excuse to buy a successor for the WP I gave to Mum Dad??? My little guy has the W20, great kid cam, just wash it under the tap to

RE: Off Topic thread limit?

I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets face it, if you haven't convinced someone of your

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mar 21, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: About a year and a half ago we gave our oldest (6 at the time) a WS80. Her grandparents were taking her on a grand adventure to Hawaii and we wanted to be sure she could take pictures absolutely anywhere. It went to the beach every day. It

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On 21/3/11, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: My little guy has the W20, great kid cam, just wash it under the tap to get all the mud, grass and spit off it. I should consider this camera. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:45 , eckinator wrote: I'm about as deep down in the all my photos are crap stage as one can get... Lookin' up at ya!! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus... http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mar 21, 2011, at 02:56 , eckinator wrote: 2011/3/21 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and produces superb pictures with it. It's a whole new world of pain and humiliation. Nope. Only because your

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011/3/22 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com: BTW can anyone recommend a camera for a 3yo? Nikon or Canon, any model. So D3x is actually short for Digital for any 3 year old then? And D300s is one that can be used by hundreds of them? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

Believe it or not, I really *DO* try to stay out of the OT political threads. -- 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.

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You are speaking of your twerp? Very nice shot ... lets get with the parental pride here, Brian ann Brian Walters wrote: On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:48 +0200, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/21/2011 4:46 AM, mike wilson wrote: Wait until your child picks up your camera and

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:16 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: You are speaking of your twerp? Very nice shot ... lets get with the parental pride here, Brian I suppose 'little' wasn't the correct adjective. He's 36, but he'll always be a 'little twerp' to me Yes, there is

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Ah but does he shoot Pentax??? :-) anyway its a lovely cover ann Brian Walters wrote: On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:16 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: You are speaking of your twerp? Very nice shot ... lets get with the parental pride here, Brian I suppose 'little' wasn't

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:20 -0400, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Ah but does he shoot Pentax??? :-) Yes and no. I think the cover was shot with his *istDL. He also has a K20D but his kit includes a couple of Panasonics, a Fuji and (sigh, where have I failed?) an iPhone, which seems

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mar 20, 2011, at 5:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets face it,

RE: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mar 20, 2011, at 5:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets face it,

RE: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mar 20, 2011, at 5:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets face it,

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On 3/20/2011 2:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets face it, if you

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

You know, guys, it's very important for my personal entertainment hat this thread develop into a heated and irrational argument. I'm just sayin'. On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/20/2011 2:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On 3/20/2011 3:58 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: You know, guys, it's very important for my personal entertainment hat this thread develop into a heated and irrational argument. I'm just sayin'. I am sorry to disappoint you, Steve. You see, I meant it as a passing joke, whereas Larry, as he

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mar 20, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Larry Colen wrote: And as soon as I post the above, I see the following link: http://twentytwowords.com/2011/03/15/a-flowchart-to-help-you-determine-if-youre-having-a-rational-discussion/ Good to have in mind, but I'm glad it's not the rule. As the first commenter

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

You're wrong. ;) CW On 3/20/2011 8:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm certainly not going to suggest some ridiculous rule that limits permissible subjects on this list, but I've noticed a trend for threads on various topics to rapidly devolve to the point that the produce heat, but no light. Lets

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his right to be a curmudgeon, especially on this list ;-) -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

Now we're talking. -Original Message- From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:57:29 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Off Topic thread limit? On Sun, Mar

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his right to be a curmudgeon, especially on this list ;-) Well, you're no Bill Robb... -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

Larry, all I can say is I've yet to see a single thread on this list that doesn't stop by itself - they all end eventually. and the signal to noise ratio and signal quality on this list are among the best I've seen. in fact PDML is my only list for precisely that reason and I value the opinion of

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his right to be a curmudgeon, especially on this list ;-) Well, you're no

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

David W. Robbs? Sounds good to me! 2011/3/20 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:42 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011/3/20 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: Larry, all I can say is I've yet to see a single thread on this list that doesn't stop by itself - they all end eventually. Interestingly, the only thread I can remember that virtually went on forever was one about marmots. Sometime in the previous

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

AlunFoto wrote: 2011/3/20 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: Larry, all I can say is I've yet to see a single thread on this list that doesn't stop by itself - they all end eventually. Interestingly, the only thread I can remember that virtually went on forever was one about marmots.

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011/3/20 Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Interestingly, the only thread I can remember that virtually went on forever was one about marmots. Sometime in the previous millennium you mean when they groundhogged the list ?? I remember that thread and you're both wrong. It only lasted for

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

Don't think you were around for that circus, Ecke. It was probably in -96 or -97. I remember being a bit annoyed about having to download all that rubbish over my precious 14400 modem link. IIRC, Doug Brewer and Mark Roberts were two of the more notorious thread prolongers. It also had me

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

2011/3/20 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: Don't think you were around for that circus, Ecke. I definitely wasn't. I was justlookingfor an excuse for a groundhog day movie reference -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: You're wrong. ;) F**k you. cheers, frank, defending his right to be a curmudgeon, especially on this list ;-) Well,

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On 21 March 2011 05:45, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: I'm about as deep down in the all my photos are crap stage as one can get... Bugga off, that's my spot. ;-) -- Rob Studdert (Digital  Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa:

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 01:09:31PM +1100, Rob Studdert wrote: On 21 March 2011 05:45, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: I'm about as deep down in the all my photos are crap stage as one can get... Bugga off, that's my spot. You claim exclusive rights to call eckinator's photos crap?

Re: Off Topic thread limit?

On 20/03/2011 19:45, eckinator wrote: Larry, all I can say is I've yet to see a single thread on this list that doesn't stop by itself - they all end eventually. and the signal to noise ratio and signal quality on this list are among the best I've seen. in fact PDML is my only list for precisely

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

Old thread, but never the less. Boris. I read you as you feel responsible when the reseiver don't get your message right. Why? Your english if a lot better than mine, from my point of view it seems better than many native speakers. Haven't it occured to you that the error might be in the other

RE: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

From: Bob W -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eckinator A few curious facts: 1. The Powerpoint creator has never intended it for such a broad user base. So it was designed for a much narrower category of users. I hear

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: This is traditional: http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/ Damn! You beat me to it... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

2011/3/8 Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: A few curious facts: 1. The Powerpoint creator has never intended it for such a broad user base. So it was designed for a much narrower category of users. I hear the whir of Alfred Nobel spinning in his grave.. if the creator of PowerPoint has any shred

RE: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

-Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eckinator A few curious facts: 1. The Powerpoint creator has never intended it for such a broad user base. So it was designed for a much narrower category of users. I hear the whir of

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

Boris, OMG, it's Flow Charting gone wild! And as the music played faster and faster I began to feel like I was working... Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:13 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! My (almost former) co-worker and a friend (and a fellow Nikonian) is

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

Definitely interesting. Ask him if he needs a German distributor! Cheers Ecke 2011/3/7 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Hi! My (almost former) co-worker and a friend (and a fellow Nikonian) is developing an interesting project management system he called Gigantt. We discussed it in some

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

Nice funny video with Sweet Georgia Brown, - one of the most popular gipsy-jazz songs of all times (and a favorite of many Balboa-swing dancers). As for gone wild, - as Bob wrote, - it reminded me a video on PowerPoint presentations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck Cheers, Igor On

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

On Mar 7, 2011, at 11:06 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Nice funny video with Sweet Georgia Brown, - one of the most popular gipsy-jazz songs of all times (and a favorite of many Balboa-swing dancers). As for gone wild, - as Bob wrote, - it reminded me a video on PowerPoint presentations:

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

Larry Colen wrote: How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

My friend Charlie has a great series of books (The Laundryverse) based on two premises: The C'thulu is real Besides saying spells out loud, you can also perform them by running a series of operations on a computer. One day he was working on a scene for one of his books and posted to his

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

On 3/7/2011 4:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. I think a deep coma is the usual expected effect. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. he's not dead, he's just sleeping ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

I've been through a few that made a ten story fall seem more appealing than usual. --Original Message-- From: Mark Roberts Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo Sent: Mar 7, 2011 4:49 PM

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Larry Colen wrote: How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. I've been through a few that made a ten story fall seem more appealing than usual. This is traditional:

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. As with any tools, there are good ways of using it, and there are the ways that a majority uses it. A few curious

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

On 3/7/2011 9:06 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: As for gone wild, - as Bob wrote, - it reminded me a video on PowerPoint presentations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck Cheers, Igor I was once given a course in technical presentations. I should say that although not that cheerfully and

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

On 24/02/2011 00:37, Bob W wrote: The Romans also had rhymes. Really? Examples? Found near the bottom of a wall in a brothel in Londinium. A centurion from near Clapham Junction Had a gladius that just wouldn't function For the rest of his life He mislead his poor wife With some snot on

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

On 2/27/2011 11:28 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 24/02/2011 00:37, Bob W wrote: The Romans also had rhymes. Really? Examples? Found near the bottom of a wall in a brothel in Londinium. A centurion from near Clapham Junction Had a gladius that just wouldn't function For the rest of his life

RE: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of mike wilson The Romans also had rhymes. Really? Examples? Found near the bottom of a wall in a brothel in Londinium. A centurion from near Clapham Junction Had a gladius that just wouldn't function For the

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

From: mike wilson On 24/02/2011 00:37, Bob W wrote: The Romans also had rhymes. Really? Examples? Found near the bottom of a wall in a brothel in Londinium. A centurion from near Clapham Junction Had a gladius that just wouldn't function For the rest of his life He mislead his poor

Re: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

From Wikipedia: A limerick is a kind of a witty, humorous, or nonsense poem,[1] especially one in five-line anapestic or amphibrachic meter with a strict rhyme scheme (aabba), which intends to be witty or humorous, and is sometimes obscene with humorous intent. The form can be found in England as

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John's right. Ecke's wrong. On 2/25/2011 2:00 AM, eckinator wrote: 2011/2/24 John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Sytyi golodnogo ne razumeet. That looks like Russian to me. razumeet? sounds like a place where people get together for a shave-in... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: Off Topic: emoticons, smileys, etc

[...] Bob (W), you should know by now that I am perfectionist. I am noticing that as time passes it becomes worse. Each time I have to admit that I misunderstood the other person or point out that they misunderstood me makes me feel bad. And these times are not passing if you know what I

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