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(...) You act as if what people did for all the centuries when our system WAS in use do not matter. In 1901 this was not an issue; they treated just as people did in 1801, and 1701. It is only our century that decided not to. (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) You're totally ignoring my point. My point is that the relevancy of how we call things is so little, that what makes the most sense to me is to say that decades start when the last digit of the year turns 0, centuries start when the last two (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) That's when the *1900s* start -- just as the 80s start at 1980. (...) Sure. But for whatever reason, we do say that we are currently in the year 2001. Note that it doesn't work like birthdays, which count the number of years *completed*. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) in (...) 1989/12/31 (...) Well, my point would be that the 20th century most sensibly (to me) starts 1900/01/01 so the 9th decade would still start at 1980/01/01. But really its all pretty irrelevant. The 20th century isn't the 20th century of (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) But if you're talking about the 9th decade of the 20th century, aren't you referring to 1981/01/01 to 1990/12/31? --Todd (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I have a video in .ASF-format. The video uses the Windows Media Video V7 format. The needed codec is included in Mediaplayer 7.0. However, this program does not install on Windows 95. I have Mediaplayer 6.4 installed, but it does not have the needed (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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G'day folks, Thanx to everyone who helped me with the tests! :] I figure there no sense in doing any more at this point. I did a pile more experimenting and discovered that my favourite searches (the ones I was using steadily) are the ones that are (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Thanx for checking this for me John. I, too, noticed that the time at the bottom does not match my search time. There is also a time at the top called "current ebay time" or something which I think is supposed to match the search time. The (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) IE 5.5 on Win98 - have run several searches I've never run before and, no, the Last Updated time does not change. But the Last Updated time was not the current time of my searches to begin with. It listed the exact same time some six hours ago (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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See also: (URL) has a reply by me extolling my 800 (...) I have an 800 and like it a lot. The only thing I miss from my older camera (now defunct) is the swivel feature. I believe the 950 has more additional features than just the swivel, though. I (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
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[FUT lugnet.off-topic.geek so I don't clutter .auction] G'day folks, As you've probably read I've been having problems with search result data on ebay. Well I've just now determined that the "problem" is being done deliberately by ebay. In their (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'll speak up in favor of the 800 as well. I love it. I took it as my primary camera on my honeymoon (to London) and got some absolutely incredible shots. J (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I couldn't disagree more. I *love* the swivel when composing shots from the LCD, which is what I do mostly. I wouldn't buy a digital camera without this feature. (And if you don't like the swivel, the Nikon 800 is still a nice camera -- most (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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As far as macro shots go (especially LEGO) I use the LCD for composing the shot, since that gives me an SLR effect and what I see is almost exactly what I will get in my shot. With any non-SLR camera, macro mode is near useless since parallax is (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Not if you have #7. I have a PCMCIA adapter for my desktop computer ($10 at the MIT flea; $50 online somewhere), and you can get $3 adapters for compact flash cards, and probably-slightly-mo...-expensive adapters for smartmedia. This is much (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think someone mentioned this aspect of your search as being something that could mean you only need a puny camera. I personally think this is something that should make you look for the best quality, largest resolution, etc possible. Think (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Digital camera parameters: 1) use it to take pictures of my Lego creations 2) the pictures will be no farther away than 5 feet 3) they will not be printed out in any type of quality 4) they may go on a website (when I get one) 5) the camera must be (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Epson Photo PC 750z. Can be purchased for under $350, includes charger, batteries, 8mb card, and other useless stuff. For another $40, you can buy the card reader, all you have to do is plug in the card to download. I recently got my 750, and (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Wow, Thank you all for your suggestions. I am *leaning* toward Geocities its small ad and a whopping 100 megs of space! That I *think* is what stood out from all the others. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. the *maybe* soon to be Geocities resident. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Wow such a firestorm of info and opinions this is going to be a hard decision! I'm making a list of what I want to do with the camera and I hope that narrows things down. I will post that list soon. BTW Happy New Year! -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It's about comparative pricing: if any company included a 16mb card, their camera would be $25 less profitable than the other guy's. Plenty of reviews lament the 8mb card. Might as well sell the darn cards separately (but that risks alienating (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I would suggest www.f2s.com . There are NO ads of any sort, and it supports advanced PHP, PERL, and MySQL. I've used them for awhile now, and the only problem I've encountered is that they are down sometimes. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I did not see anyone mention this site... (URL) good reviews and comparisons on digital cameras. Ed (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) To be perfectly honest I had no intention of responding just to the original poster's message - otherwise I would have replied to it and not to two messages written after it. That's how threaded conversations work - they start at one point (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Guys, Not that you aren't giving good advice, but remember this guys application -- posting pics of items to Ebay. He doesn't need Megapixels, 640x480 would work just fine. I'd look for a cheap 640x480 or 800x600 camera with a flash and a USB (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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"Mike Stanley" <cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com> wrote in message news:G6CE3J.8xH@lugnet.com... (...) NiMH (...) a (...) if (...) site (...) I recently got the Nikon 880 and you are absolutely right about batteries! One of the first accessories I purchased (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Coming to the opposite conclusion: I appreciated the shape of the Olympus, and hated the Nikon shape. The Nikon swivel head was intriguing, but I got a better one-handed operating grip on the Olympus. The right half of the camera is wedge- (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ditto on the batteries - digicams eat them like popcorn. Here's a good site for batteries and chargers: (URL)you take pictures at half resolution (1024x768) which is fine for most (...) 78 - not bad. :) At full resolution (2048x1536) I get 245 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The Nikon cameras also have an excellent macro mode -- very nice for taking Lego pictures. Although many people are recommending Olympus's cameras, I personally find them to have terrible ergonomics. They may be fine if you're used to a (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I have had a 990 for a month or two now, and I love it! (I got it for $836 at pcwonders.com) The twist body design is really useful because you can tilt the LCD so you can look in a different direction than the lens is pointed...for example, (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I recomend (URL) or (URL) . Both of them do have pop-up adds but they are pretty good. Geocities is pretty good. My old site is still on there: (URL) You can go to (URL) and see what hosting site is good. I also think that (URL) has a list of all (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Does there exist a Perl-script which can log onto a web mail service (eg. Hotmail) and pull down unread mail? Or can it not be done to program such a thing using Perl? Fredrik (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) If you already own a videocamera you can buy a cheap video editing card for your computer and use it to take still images. The quality leaves much to ask for but it works and if you already have a videocamera it's cheap. If you shoot each (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) PLEASE look at your website thru a WebTV unit! I believe Sears may demo one for you if you ask. The is SomeThing wacky with either the way webtv displays it, or your code. I'm not sure which, but either way, it's good to write code that is (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I've got the 3000, got it for $700 from Amazon after using $300 in gift certs. I'm thrilled with the camera - pictures are awesome, HUGE, and easy to take. The included 340mb IBM Microdrive can hold so many pictures I've never been forced to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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"Erik Olson" <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:G6B5IB.IC1@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) with (...) I have the D490 and I am very happy with it. It is awesome with respect to batteries. I have had it since September, have (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Don't do it. Floppies that is. Depending on how much money you have to spend on a camera: $100 -- you'll get a webcam, or a used Kodak from 1997 with grainy 320x240 pictures. $200 -- Better webcams like the irez.com types with 640x480 but (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. wrote in message ... (...) of (...) Try Homestead... you can set it so the ad is just a small footer at the bottom of your page (not in a frame or popup window) so most people never even see it. This is an example: (URL) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Do they still demand that you give them a mail address to which they can send ads? That was te case when I used Xoom a year ago or so. Fredrik (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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