OT: Bush Thugs Rough Up Grieving Mother of KIA

[Dirk Bruere at Neopax]

John Woodgate wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Dirk Bruere at Neopax
dirk@neopax.com> wrote (in <2rg7bvF19ag46U3@uni-berlin.de&gt about
'[OT]: Ping Kevin Aylward - re your "scientific paper"', on Thu, 23 Sep
2004:


You may think it's blue, but the colour you are actually seeing is the
one I call 'green'.


A visit to

http://wellstyled.com/tools/

will show you what colour vision defects do to one's opinions about
colours. I worked with an engineer for whom grass was '4' in the colour
code. He didn't have much difficulty with resistors, except the usual 15
ohms/1 Mohm thing.

Czech it out today!

I was actually referring to qualia.

--
Dirk

The Consensus:-
The political party for the new millenium
http://www.theconsensus.org

 

[Ken Smith]

In article <CUbVDVEqBnUBFwPV@jmwa.demon.co.uk>,
John Woodgate <noone@yuk.yuk> wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Ken Smith
kensmith@green.rahul.net> wrote (in <citdll$h5$3@blue.rahul.net&gt about
'[OT]: The not-so-democratic Democrats', on Thu, 23 Sep 2004:
In article <118afaeb.0409221415.78445ef1@posting.google.com>, Product
developer <jdurban@vorel.com> wrote:[...]
Has anyone ever seen Bloggs and Rovaline at the same time?

I sure haven't.

.. but then I think that Joe Montana and Barry Mannalo are the same
person too.

They may be, but Barry Manilow is a different person.

These dreadful spelling mistakes invalidate your whole claim to be a
sentient being. (;-)
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[Dirk Bruere at Neopax]

John Woodgate wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Dirk Bruere at Neopax
dirk@neopax.com> wrote (in <2rg7bvF19ag46U3@uni-berlin.de&gt about
'[OT]: Ping Kevin Aylward - re your "scientific paper"', on Thu, 23 Sep
2004:


You may think it's blue, but the colour you are actually seeing is the
one I call 'green'.


A visit to

http://wellstyled.com/tools/

will show you what colour vision defects do to one's opinions about
colours. I worked with an engineer for whom grass was '4' in the colour
code. He didn't have much difficulty with resistors, except the usual 15
ohms/1 Mohm thing.

Czech it out today!

Probably a decent site for people to aspire to good taste, but it doesn't appeal
to me

--
Dirk

The Consensus:-
The political party for the new millenium
http://www.theconsensus.org

 

[Ken Smith]

In article <CUbVDVEqBnUBFwPV@jmwa.demon.co.uk>,
John Woodgate <noone@yuk.yuk> wrote:
[...]

These dreadful spelling mistakes invalidate your whole claim to be a
sentient being. (;-)

Ah-ha! I've got you on the logic!

If I don't have free will, they could not be called mistakes since they
would, in that case, have been predetermined. Thus, you have just proven
that I do have free will.
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[Kevin Aylward]

Guy Macon wrote:

Kevin Aylward <salesEXTRACT@anasoft.co.uk> says...

Guy Macon wrote:

Kevin Aylward <salesEXTRACT@anasoft.co.uk> says...

there are Replicators an Replicatants

Where do those replicators come from?

First the obligatory insults:
Ho humm. Look, sonny, we have already established you don't have the
pre-requite background to understand my answers, so go back to making
your girlie doll toys.

Over "100,000 girlie doll toys" with the most complex software ever
put into a toy, to be exact.

And this means?

Have you *ever* made any actual electronic products that actual
consumers have bought?

Yes.

This is sci.electronics.design, Let's see some actual designs,
blowhard.

At your command, sir: http://www.studiomaster.com/hp5.html

MOSFET 1000 and mixers on said page. MOSFET - 0.002% THD, 200khz power
BW, 500W per.ch.

Note Phil Collins, Phill Lynott (Thin Lizzy) eat you heart out sonny
boy.
Do I need to itemise all of the other well respected and famous people
that have used my designed gear?

Kevin Aylward
salesEXTRACT@anasoft.co.uk
http://www.anasoft.co.uk
SuperSpice, a very affordable Mixed-Mode
Windows Simulator with Schematic Capture,
Waveform Display, FFT's and Filter Design.

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Rich Grise <null@example.net>
wrote (in <yiB4d.8174$2A1.7785@trnddc08&gt about 'SUPER-DUPER OFF TOPIC -
GOD ANSWERS RICH GRISE'S EMAIL', on Thu, 23 Sep 2004:

I'd like to look this up, even if only as a talking point, but what does
"xx 15" mean? One way to parse it would be "verse 15 of an unknown
chapter" or another might be "verse 15 of _any_ chapter".

No, it's the conventional way to write Bible addresses. They didn't have
URLs in King James' time.

Revelation Chapter 20, verse 16.

There's an even better one, but I don't have a Concordance and I can't
find it by my available search methods.

Do I have to read the whole book? ;-)

It depend who you ask. All the recognized experts, such as the Pope, say
'yes'. But Kevin would say perhaps, 'It's up to you. Exercise your free
will, if you think you have one.'

My advice is not to leave it as a closed book, because some bits are
quite interesting. But don't treat it, as a whole, as either revealed
truth or a load of tripe.

BTW, I guess your experience of interesting substances, that you have
hinted at, might give you a rapport with St John the Divine, if you read
more of Revelation than just that verse. No-one knows what he had on,
but it was one HELL of a trip!

If you find that interesting, go to Ezekiel and read how he was
kidnapped by aliens. It really is a graphic account, like a news
reporter would file. Of course, he had immense difficulty in trying to
describe the technology he saw. Do I believe the account? Well, not
100%, but it's a lot more credible than some other accounts of alien
abduction that I have read.
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
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[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Guy Macon <http@?.guymacon.com>
wrote (in <10l5pifnuj8nm05@news.supernews.com&gt about 'SUPER-DUPER OFF
TOPIC - GOD ANSWERS RICH GRISE'S EMAIL', on Thu, 23 Sep 2004:

Rich Grise <null@example.net> says...

I'd like to look this up, even if only as a talking point, but
what does "xx 15" mean?

Roman numarals. XX=20. (He should have used upper case)

C of E Bible references use lower case. I don't know why. Perhaps
because the RCs use upper case (if they do).(;-)
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Rich Grise <null@example.net>
wrote (in <GlB4d.8175$2A1.1684@trnddc08&gt about 'SUPER-DUPER OFF TOPIC -
GOD ANSWERS RICH GRISE'S EMAIL', on Thu, 23 Sep 2004:

On Thursday 23 September 2004 03:46 am, John Woodgate did deign to grace us
with the following:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Rich Grise <null@example.net
wrote (in <aMu4d.5653$Co1.4168@trnddc02&gt about 'SUPER-DUPER OFF TOPIC -
GOD ANSWERS RICH GRISE'S EMAIL', on Thu, 23 Sep 2004:

I don't know if this is irony, or if there's some other "category" or
"genre" but, if one were to ask that "seriously," I'd be inclined to
say, "Oh, I don't think he plonks anybody." ;-)

Revelation xx 15. Of course, the underlying axioms may not be useful.
(;-)
--

Just did a real quick search - I'll stand here and defend my position,
by saying I'm not technically wrong (if I got the right verse): "throw
into the lake of fire" is not equal to "plonk." ;-)

I would call that 'the plonk absolute'. Besides, it's obvious that some

of these plonkers (British TV allusion) would LIKE to have a lake of
fire at their disposal. Maybe we could do something with Lake Athabasca?
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
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The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
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[Ken Smith]

In article <thk5l05co4fvne7p2tpg89ocl46r2sjaf4@4ax.com>,
John Fields <jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote:

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 03:25:53 +0000 (UTC), kensmith@green.rahul.net
(Ken Smith) wrote:

In article <2Wm4d.24305$Gi6.22063@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com>,
Joerg <notthisjoergsch@removethispacbell.net> wrote:
[...]
I remember AutoCAD came out with a small low-end program that cost, I
believe, under $100. It won't likely suffice to design a bridge or an
engine but it should be enough to create a meter.

AutoSketch is too hard to use to be of any practial use. Anyone who
spends enough time with it to learn it, should buy a real cad program for
about $500.

---
Do you know how to use AutoSketch or did you give up trying to learn
it because it was too hard for you?

I spent a couple of hours trying to learn it but one of the other
engineers suggested a different program, Intellicad. In about 1/2 a hour
I finished the job I was trying to do with AutoSketch and have never gone
back to try to finish learning Autosketch. I don't see much point since
better software can be had for less.


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[Ken Smith]

In article <G9REpbLA2tUBFwNA@jmwa.demon.co.uk>,
John Woodgate <noone@yuk.yuk> wrote:
[...]

'Click on 'refresh'.' says the Help. Where is 'refresh'? Oh, it's six
sub-menus deep under the button 'Do not click on this button'.(;-)

Most windows software is nearly "helpless". I think this is because MFC
doesn't do a context sensitive help system without a huge programming
effort. The result is that the "help" is more like an on line manual.
Most windows programmers have bought into the idea that windows is
obvious so a good manual isn't needed.

I have seen a few programs that only have the "about" option in the help
menu.

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[Ken Smith]

In article <h9o5l0tjomcue0k4o1240gc82kkmcgj97m@4ax.com>,
martin griffith <martingriffith@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
[...]

I found the same with Linux documentation, which is a shame. I almost
wanted to start www.Joined_Up_Linux.org ( dont clik, it doesnt exist)

I think the best example of bad documentation is the "info" help system.
To find out how to use it, you have to use the "info" help system.

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[John Larkin]

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:09:57 +0200, Rene Tschaggelar <none@none.net>
wrote:

Moreless ...
At the time I was involved in such technology, the
maximum allowable voltage across the superconductor
was 1V to start with and reached 50mV when loaded.
At 1000 Henry that takes a while.

The maximum voltage was because the superconductor
was a coil, but the copper clad after winding it
is a solid. Meaning there is a superconducting
coil in solid copper. And the applied voltage has this
solid copper as resistor evaporating liquid helium.
The closer the max filed is reached, the more sensitive
the superconductor becomes in terms of temperature and
field becoming non superconductive. A small thermal
hot-spot is sucfficient to loose superconductivity.
Therefore the resistive heating by the applied voltage is
lowered towards max field.

The same applies when unloading the magnet. The max.
burden voltage is kept equally low when lowering
the current.

In case the magnet looses superconductivity while loaded,
the whole energy is dumped in the copper, instantly
evaporating the helium at a sizeable cost while possibly
damaging the coil, the mechanical system and connected
stuff.

Consider precautions when the power to the powersupply
fails during this day of loading ...

Rene

Some magnet guts...

http://www.jeol.com/nmr/mag_view/magnet_destruction.html


John

 

[Dirk Bruere at Neopax]

Mark Zenier wrote:

In article <cishaf$bi1$2@blue.rahul.net>,
Ken Smith <kensmith@green.rahul.net> wrote:

In article <20040922135642.04433.00001196@mb-m05.aol.com>,
Rolavine <rolavine@aol.com> wrote:
[...]

Are you sure it would destroy the floppies, I dont' think so, I think it just
looks at them to check that you own them.

Windows95 demanded that the DOS floppy not be write protected and trashed
it so the DOS on it won't ever install again. I assume that ME would do
the same to the Win98 floppies and am not about to switch off the write
protect to find out.


Copies of Win98 install floppies will not install Win98. There is some
thing non-standard about the Win98 floppies.


Dig up a copy of Anadisk, a shareware DOS program from a dozen or so
years ago. It'll read and copy all sorts of strange stuff. I used it
to read Kaypro-4 diskettes, and used it to find out that the IBM Dos 6.1
Format program saves stuff on sector 128 track 81. If it can't clone
a DOS release disk, it'll probably tell you why. (You may have to dig
up an old computer to find one with a decent floppy controller, too).

If you google on it now, the site says they only sell it to valid law
enforcment or something strange like that, but it was in Simtel since
1992 or thereabouts and should be on CD-ROM collections of that archive.

People also use it to copy non-DOS disks for HP test equipment.

Mark Zenier mzenier@eskimo.com Washington State resident

A friend of mine has an old 400MHz PC with broken Windows on it. Runs like a
slug even in safe maode (the only mode).

Since she only wants it for word processing I'm going to install Mandrake Linux
ftp://ftp.esat.net/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/iso/10.0/i586/
A freebie...

Plus Star Office and Mozilla

--
Dirk

The Consensus:-
The political party for the new millenium
http://www.theconsensus.org

 

[Rich Grise]

On Thursday 23 September 2004 10:02 am, John Woodgate did deign to grace us
with the following:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Guy Macon <http@?.guymacon.com
wrote (in <10l5pifnuj8nm05@news.supernews.com&gt about 'SUPER-DUPER OFF
TOPIC - GOD ANSWERS RICH GRISE'S EMAIL', on Thu, 23 Sep 2004:

Rich Grise <null@example.net> says...

I'd like to look this up, even if only as a talking point, but
what does "xx 15" mean?

Roman numarals. XX=20. (He should have used upper case)


C of E Bible references use lower case. I don't know why. Perhaps
because the RCs use upper case (if they do).(;-)
--

Probably a self-esteem issue. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote
(in <Xns956D692EEACBEjyanikkuanet@204.117.192.21&gt about '[OT]: The not-
so-democratic Democrats', on Thu, 23 Sep 2004:

Perhaps that's due to the liberal bias most universities have these
days.

They always have had, since the first ones in the 14th century.

They inculcate their students with it.

Sure; that's what unis are FOR!

And all that political correctness,too.

It's an example of what I call 'relentless logic'. It comes up from time
to time in standards work.

I learned a long time ago not to use it. We were writing a guide on
using thyristors. We had 'holding current' as an established
parameter. I suggested a new parameter, 'non-holding current', being
that current at which every device would cease to conduct. The
unpopularity of this suggestion convinced me that you can pursue logical
deduction too far. Subsequently, I've had to introduce numerous
colleagues to this concept.
--
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The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
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[Don Taylor]

Rich Grise <null@example.net> writes:

On Monday 20 September 2004 08:36 pm, Don Taylor did deign to grace us with
the following:

I'd be up for the experiment, just to see if I'm right or wrong.

Do you mean as the patient?

yes.

Would you like to try something a little
less intrusive, if a little silly-sounding at first?

When you get an "attack" of your noise, listen to it, as if it's
a radio station that's almost swamped in static (or whatever it
sounds like to you) and see if you can imagine it as some form
of communication, maybe hyperspace radio from aliens, or something;
listen with an attitude maybe something like, "Well, the guy's taking a
flight of fancy, but what's wrong with playing pretend just this once,
just so I can tell him he's wrong." And actually try to "actively
listen," as I said, like you're trying to pick a single conversation
out of a crowd, or whatever way you feel like "listening" to
your tinnitus.

You asked me to do that once before. I sincerely tried. I explained
that even though I tried it was just the same shrieking noisy whistle
that has been there for the last fifteen years. I'm really sorry but
I can't confirm that it is your space aliens trying to make contact.

Every now and then I get a mild ringing in my ears, as I suppose
almost everybody does from time to time, and I've tried that
listen-to-it trick, and it makes it go away.

With the right noise levels, and usually followed by a quieter period,
almost everybody can notice a low level of tinnitus-like symptoms.
Big doses of aspirin, and other ototoxins, can do the same.

Perhaps a decade or more ago folks sharing experiences with tinnitus
stumbled on the "triggering" idea, where many folks who have this
problem can figure out what sort of sounds can bring it on. Often
this is rather specific. But nobody, other than one guy who made
himself a lot of money "training" you to not care about the tinnitus,
seems to have reported any success with finding a way to trigger it
back off. And I'll promise you that I've spent a lot of months
looking for clues.

Let me know what happens, OK?

That's about it.

 

[Dirk Bruere at Neopax]

Don Taylor wrote:

Perhaps a decade or more ago folks sharing experiences with tinnitus
stumbled on the "triggering" idea, where many folks who have this
problem can figure out what sort of sounds can bring it on. Often
this is rather specific. But nobody, other than one guy who made
himself a lot of money "training" you to not care about the tinnitus,
seems to have reported any success with finding a way to trigger it
back off. And I'll promise you that I've spent a lot of months
looking for clues.

Can sound at about the same frequency cause interference effects?

--
Dirk

The Consensus:-
The political party for the new millenium
http://www.theconsensus.org

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Rolavine <rolavine@aol.com> wrote
(in <20040923114529.10848.00003929@mb-m25.aol.com&gt about '[OT]: The
not-so-democratic Democrats', on Thu, 23 Sep 2004:

Neoconism

Wot?
--
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[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Ken Smith
<kensmith@green.rahul.net> wrote (in <ciuodi$1h0$5@blue.rahul.net&gt
about '[OT]: The not-so-democratic Democrats', on Thu, 23 Sep 2004:

In article <CUbVDVEqBnUBFwPV@jmwa.demon.co.uk>,
John Woodgate <noone@yuk.yuk> wrote:
[...]
These dreadful spelling mistakes invalidate your whole claim to be a
sentient being. (;-)

Ah-ha! I've got you on the logic!

If I don't have free will, they could not be called mistakes since they
would, in that case, have been predetermined. Thus, you have just proven
that I do have free will.

Of course not. My OCR program makes similar mistakes, and I feel sure
that, at the price I paid for it, it does not have free will. (;-)

--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
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[Rich Grise]

On Thursday 23 September 2004 07:17 am, John Woodgate did deign to grace us
with the following:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Dirk Bruere at Neopax
dirk@neopax.com> wrote (in <2rg1pkF1a9s0cU2@uni-berlin.de&gt about
'[OT]: Ping Kevin Aylward - re your "scientific paper"', on Thu, 23 Sep
2004:
The *phenomenon* manifested itself in several *phenomena*.

In which case, it's a meta-phenomenon.
--

I've never metaphenomenon I didn't like. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich