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(...) All is well now EXCEPT that i can't get printing to my shiny HP 2100 Laserjet (network connected) to work yet. Installed JetAdmin and I created a port but can't get connected to it. JetAdmin can print a page fine, but the printer isn't seen by (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Agreed. But sometimes, the price paid for normalization is too high. It depends on the level of adhoc querying against the data. And the skill level of the developer. Steve (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Jim Hughes writes: would be the best way to describe it in a DB table? Would this work OK: (...) You don't want to use both parent and (grand) child in the same table. It won't work, or it will introduce unneeded (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Same thing on this model. (...) Hunh. Didn't notice that - but then, the only time I use floppies nowadays in in conjunction with a Mavica. (...) You're pickier than I am. ;) Which you should be, since you're the user, and I'm just the fix-it (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I dunno if I have that, I have a PCMCIA card for networking. Which I hvaen't got to work yet... but then my network here is peer to peer only. (...) I hope to have a docking station soon (well, a port expander, actually). Which I will need in (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) These are sweet machines. I was playing with one last week. The integrated network card is a bit flaky on our network, but that's the only complaint I could come up with on this one. (and I'm stretching a bit) I like the move back to a smaller (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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blueofnoon@aol.com (richard marchetti) wrote in <G41nBs.6DB@lugnet.com>: (...) participants" means "buying candy bars", not "knocking over local liquor and convenience stores"... Ran (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) i don't think brasso will work... since the monitor is glass. someone else email me about some microfine polishing stuff called NicSand. I might try that. I only scratched it last night around midnight. thanks -chris (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Have you tried Brasso? I mean, if it works for LEGO.... :-) Maggie C. (who will not be held responsible if you try it and obtain disastrous results) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'm assuming you mean that your table would have three columns, named theme_parent, theme_name, theme_child. Your table would have data like: System Aquazone Aquanauts System Aquazone Aquasharks System Space Blacktron DUPLO Disney Winnie the (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Does anyone know a easy way to remove a scratch from the surface of a computer monitor? Or is it time to get a new one... -chris (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) What you've basically got there is a linked list. Although this works well when running through memory, I've found that it's costly if dealing with SQL queries. Imagine something that's nested ten levels deep -- you'll have to make 10 (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hi: Here is a question for the DB experts: Say you had some data that was heirarchical, e.g. a list of Lego Themes: -- System ----- Aquazone ---...--- Aquasharks What would be the best way to describe it in a DB table? Would this work OK: ---...--- (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(URL) thought a few persons local might be interested for sure...maybe not. -- Richard (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) i.e. Todd is being pedantic. But that's okay. :) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) All modern browsers support it, but to varying degrees. If you're not using the fancy features, it'll be fine. (24 years ago, 12-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I have a quick question for those of you who know more about browsers than I ever will. Is the PNG format supported widely enough to design an effective site with that as the image format for the graphics? I like how it handles, and want to use it, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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"Mike Stanley" <cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com> wrote in message news:G2zyvz.HF5@lugnet.com... (...) some (...) I have attended one seminar done by them. It was on basic computer upgrading and repair, I personally liked it very much. It is hands on so you (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Paul Davidson <tinman@direct.ca> wrote in message news:G3qGAn.LCs@lugnet.com... (...) That is a misleading statement. General relativity explains and reliably *predicts* the observed behavior of matter far better than anything that came before it. (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: How to maximize 90-piece bags?
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(...) I don't think this will be any more difficult than any other S@H order with a variety of items. My guess is that you'll find that each bag has a "set" number on it, and you'll see those set numbers on your invoice. Then the only custom thing (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Um, Jake.... The Nice Lady had also heard of you. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Just as a side note to this, the reason that they are calling to check multiple orders is for verification/fraud protection purposes. They want to verify that you really wanted that many before any charges are made, since the system is new. Jake (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Sample Mosaic Picture (was: How to maximize 90-piece bags?)
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(...) I have placed a 44x44 picture of myself in GIF format at (URL) what I can only describe as a remarkable coincidence (:-)), this self-portrait appears to use exactly 369 pixels each of Black, DGray, LGray and White, and 460 pixels of MGray (I (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Lego Mosaic Customer Service call
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The interesting thing is that I tried to order 2 on one order, and it wouldn't let me. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hey, everybody - I ordered 3 mosaics today, and I just got a call from S@H customer service checking to see if they were all real or if I had accidentally duplicated an order. My 3 mosaics are my sister, my brother, and Jeri Ryan (by accident) - (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) basic (...) The only Law of Gravity is that it exists. Many *theories* of gravity of been used to explain it, Relativity being one of the most recent (prior to that, Isaac Newton's was used). Paul Davidson (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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(...) Ahh. Ok, that makes me feel better about things. :) (...) Yes, that makes much sense. (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) observer (...) Acceleration is bad ju-ju, since it isn't accounted for in special relativity. It's only in General Relativity that we get gravity thrown into the mix, and that's taught in grad school. However, from a strictly special (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) acceleration _is_ absolute - you can measure it, you can tell when your speed is constant. you _cannot_ tell what that speed really is though. not without a point of reference. (...) if the earth started accelerating, everyone and everything (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yeah, that's what I don't get, as well. The terms "inertial" and "noninertial" come from the britannica article, and they mean "non-accelerating motion" and "accelerating motion". But I'm not sure how to tell which is which without an absolute (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Well, thanks for throwing a monkey wrench into it for me. How do the famous de-synchronized clocks fit into this? Obviously one of them slowed down relative to the other. Do we infer that the ground-based clock decelerated sufficiently to (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) However, some are moving in a certain way as to make it indistuigishable as to who is moving. i.e. me moving away from the universe is equivalent to universe moving away from me. (...) The equations are equivalent no matter what inertia frame (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: UXGA (1600x1200) notebooks
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(...) well, can't help you with UXGA (unfortunatly, my vaio only supports 1024x786), but I will say that I love having it. no more having to worry about sync between work box and home box, and even getting some work done on the metro sometimes! (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'll certainly let everyone know what arrives. And test the intent of the "agreement" My "image file" was simply taking the LEGO 'brick' picture and using their tools: 1) zooming into blow up a section that was entirely 1 color 2) adjusting (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I would think all TFT's are pretty similar, but I thought I read somewhere in some review of some laptop that a "con" of it was a slower refresh and I didn't remember noticing that it wasn't a TFT. But I also noticed a marked difference in (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Not quite sure what you mean by "inertial" and "noninertial," since as you point out previously *everyone* is moving. However, within a local inertial frame the Doppler shift of light can be identified to be of a particular character (I don't (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Just looked this up in Britannica Online. (Search for "time dilation"). Acceleration definitely plays into it. *All* clocks in non-accelerating motion relative to an observer run slow by his/her frame of reference. (Thus potentially causing (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Isn't the refresh rate 60Hz on all LCDs? (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) "UXGA" a name for a screen resolution, not a brand name...just in case there was any confusion. :-) CGA => 320x200 VGA => 640x480 SVGA => 800x600 XGA => 1024x768 SXGA => 1400x1050 UXGA => 1600x1200 I just noticed that Dell is beginning to sell (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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