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(...) I just recently got a couple of computers (for work and home) from PCs for Everyone in Cambridge (URL). Their website could use some cgi scripting, but other than that, they're great -- very knowledgeable, even pretty decent linux experience. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) What????? You don't use vi for carpentry????!!!!??? What about when you're building a bookshelf?? You just make one shelf, use shift "Y" & shift "P" to copy it as many times as you like!! It always saves me heaps of time!!! ROSCO (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) That really is neat! Cool factoid of the week! Matt (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) When I went to Space Camp I learned that Coke is the official soft drink of NASA. Apparently, when Pepsi is taken into microgravity, it just turns into foam. Neat, huh? :^) ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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In lugnet.space, Jeff Jardine writes: <snip> (...) I'll address this point to fill in a bit of a hole, as a lot of the other concerns are past me. Yes, radio waves are affected by gravity which is why they travel along the surface, so in a sense (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think most of this sounds reasonable, but I'd guess that laser still follows the inverse square "law". ROSCO (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) My first inclination is that there should not be a difference. When measuring distances with light, the accuracy *can* be limited by the wavelength. I think one can measure accurately down to roughly half the wavelength of the light used. I (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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[ XFUT lugnet.off-topic.geek ] Erik: (...) I can't tell you for sure, but isn't it called "File::Spec"? (URL) "Alle telnet-dæmoner bør aflives" (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) They like to be on the bleeding edge. Granted, they get points for having the stablest AMD-based rigs around, but unless you've got money to burn (who does anymore?), look elsewhere. (...) It's a 1.3 Athlon, not a 1.33, that might have (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) (Falcon) Definitely. I figure being willing to spend $1500-$2000 on a machine to be used for nothing but games is "bad" enough - I can't justify going higher than that, especially when I know it'll be the same parts. I don't need to support (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Isn't the theory behind rainbows (or light spectrums in general) that the different wavelengths refact by differing amounts, and so white light is "spread" into a spectrum of colours? If that's the case then radar and laser energy would (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I've posted a few times this year, but mostly I've been lurking. And trying to build something that truly satisfies me. I keep buying more parts and experimenting... patience now... (...) Welcome home. Is the dissertation in the can? (...) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) get (...) offer (...) Yep. They'll give you so many unneccesary software as well. "Why yes I would love Quicken, is that a Quake mod?" (...) have (...) me. I looked at them as well, and I agree that they were too expensive. (...) and (...) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Well, after years of building my own machines I'm finally going to buy a pre-assembled computer. I've found myself doing more and more work from home and more and more work-related stuff with Win2k and Linux and not enough goofing off, so I'm (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) More accurate at measuring *speed*. We were talking about distance. Careful reading of both articles reveals no claimed difference in accuracy for distance measurement, since it's the same technique being used. (the speed difference is because (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Not quite. There's a good comparison here (URL) talking about speed radar versus laser. Basically the laser is more accurate, but requires more accurate aiming by the operator. ROSCO (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Would there be any difference in the accuracy of laser vs. radar? I'm not enough of an EE geek to know, but thought "no" because they're just different wavelengths of the same thing, right? Or does the wavelength difference (it IS many orders (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) <rant> Oh, I'm sure it is...I would REALLY like to...but for some reason, even with the newest RealPlayer freshly installed on the system, no go. Of course, I've NEVER, not even ONCE, EVER gotten Real media to work on any computer system. I (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) How sweet. ;.) Love, unfortunately, has eluded me for every moment of my life. :.( Jesse Long (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think they met once or something... (URL) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I would say yeah, he has, after looking at this (URL) =) ~Nathan (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Have you met Shiri before in your life? Jesse Long (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I've also noticed on occasion when I click the "random folder" (great feature!!) a folder will display with the dreaded red "x" (no image available), and I can't click on it. Maybe this is related? ROSCO (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Both myself and the original poster were mystified as to why this link didn't work for me - have you any idea as to why not? (URL) ... Geoffrey Hyde "Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:GG0H6J.ALE@lugnet.com... (...) LIMIT 24 (...) (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hi, Long time no see, John! Have you just been lurking about? (I'm finally back from Europe myself.) Coming to Brickfest? How's JHU? (...) Weren't there other methods used recently as well? I'm not sure that any would be as accurate as a laser, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Actually, you have this backwards. The friction of Earth's oceans against its solid parts is slowing the Earth's rotation down. This translates into a loss of angular momentum for the Earth. But angular momentum must be conserved. The angular (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Whoa, that's something I never thought of before! It kind of raises an interesting idea, too. If this is always a trend for the satellite (i.e., "moon") of any planet with large amounts of liquid on the surface, then maybe over time there is a (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think that unless we can find a specific point at which Shiri is not a man, then we cannot demonstrate conclusively that she is a woman. Either Shiri occupies a spectrum of man-ness and woman-ness with no distinction, or a distinction (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I assure you, my boy, Shiri *is* a woman. I should know. ;-) <snipped the forecast> (...) Math is confoozing. In my mind. :-) -Chris (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The reason I asked was because the way that you read can influence how you reply. With the web interface, following a thread is easy. With mail it's still easy, but not quite so easy. With a newsreader, I unfortunately don't have any (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I like the LEGO Castle set but I do not have the time (today) to speak with her. Maybe I can later? Please tell Shiri I said hello, is that acceptable, Larry? Thank you, Larry. Jesse Long (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I read them in an electronic mail account but not necessarily the messages. I simply type on Lugnet, then they send me a copy of the letter and I post the letter, then I take the Yahoo copy of the letter and I delete that copy of the letter (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think it is safe to say that Shiri (she's of the female persuasion) does not hate you. I doubt that she hates anybody, actually. Since this seems to be the "isn't Shiri great" subsection of the thread, let me add my kudos, she does a lot of (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Shiri is a woman who hangs out in the Castle sub-theme more than Space. You can check over there to see what she's made. I haven't made a castle in years.... (...) Sounds like severe weather indeed. However, you need to pay closer attention to (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I am simply wondering why Shiri hates me. I was joking in part of the letter, which also means I also probably watch too much wrestling. I also have never seen any of the work that Shiri has made and simply wanted to know if Shiri (not sure (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) What's the deal with that Shiri person? She never has a bad thing to say about anyone, she's always got some positive contribution to make, and her posts are uniformly well-reasoned. I'm tired of her consistency and good-spiritedness--she's (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Jesse, What does this have to do with the current thread? I also hope that you are joking (in which case you should be posting to .fun). Shiri is a good builder and a large contributor to the community. I'm a little confused as to where this (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Am I evil or annoying, Shiri? I am simply wanting to know and I want to know if you have built any LEGO sets of your own in your spare time. (We are evil! In-deed! Kaientai, WWF) Jesse Long (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'd go for amalgamating the two steps into one query - something like: SELECT id, name, icon_information, etc. FROM file_parent WHERE file_parent.id IN (SELECT file_parent from files) This avoids the problem of having to query for DISTINCT (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) This probably wouldn't help much - the cursor isn't indexed, so the SELECT DISTINCT would be slow. A better way to split it (assuming your back-end has a decent optimiser) may be to create an index on file_parent + file_modify_time, then do: (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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