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Kermit Tensmeyer quoted from a few sources and then wrote something.
I will attempt to construct a facsimile of what was previously said, and
then address Kermit's offering.
John Redelfs originally wrote...
jr> I learned that a man cannot frustrate justice by repenting on his
jr> death bed because repentance is ... | 19 | talk.religion.misc |
The girl's OK, actually, and she recovered well enough to go home. I
don't know if she has any permanent damage, though. Just in case anybody was
concerned...
If people start forcing others to take responsibility for their actions
things like this wouldn't happen. Untill we stop blaming outside causes, and
sta... | 7 | rec.autos |
The following packages meet your criteria in that they are PD and
present an aesthetically pleasant graphical interface to the users.
If you can use 386bsd:
there is xview3 (OpenLook)
there is Interviews which looks a little like Motif
there is gopath a very nice C++ toolkit for Athena Widgets and Motif
... | 5 | comp.windows.x |
Are there any X window servers that can run under MS-Windows?? I only know of
Deskview but have not seen it in action. Are there any others??
Thanks in advance. | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
12 | sci.electronics | |
Today I recieved a in-warranty replacement for my
Diamond Speedstar 24X. On the card I've noticed a few
changes; mostly there is a new jumper labeled JP5.
(The card is revision 5A)
My detective work has shown that this jumper simply
connects/disconnects the BALE line on the 64-pin part
of the ISA bus.
The question I... | 3 | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
It's not a cliche, and (unlike your comments below) it's not a tautology.
It needn't have been true. If every pitcher in baseball were essentially
the same in quality (i.e. if the variance of pitching ability were much
smaller than the variance of batting ability), then scoring runs would be
much more important tha... | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
My favorite was the Barry Foote homer that bounced on Waveland and through
a second floor window across the street. Second though, would be the Kong
drive that was last seen bouncing down the street that dead ends to the
park at Waveland. | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
Does anybody have an X server for NT that they're willing to share files
or experiences? | 5 | comp.windows.x |
I think many reading this group would also benefit by knowing how
deviant the view _as I've articulated it above_ (which may not be
the true view of Khomeini) is from the basic principles of Islam.
So that the non-muslim readers of this group will see how far from
the simple basics of Islam such views are on th... | 0 | alt.atheism |
If your buying a compact pickup do yourself a favor and wait a few months
for the 1994 GMC sonoma. Magazines are saying it is day and night over the
current truck. It's georgeous, solid, and fast (200hp Vortec 4.3 V-6).
Should whip the Ranger in every area too (accept maybe payload). And always
pick a GMC over a Che... | 7 | rec.autos |
(I deleted your name because I don't want to sound accusative in my remark)
I'm not going to argue the issue of carrying weapons, but I would ask you if
you would have thought seriously about shooting a kid for setting off your
alarm? I can think of worse things in the world. Glad you got out of there
before they di... | 7 | rec.autos |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I watched the CNN report and I never heard them report that the ATF started the
fire. They did speculate that the type of CS gas might have _accidentaly_
started the fire.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From my understanding of the CNN report it was 6 HOURS... | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
I don't know the exact coverage in the states. In Canada it is covered
by TSN, so maybe ESPN will grab their coverage! I don't know!
As for the picks
Ottawa picks #1 which means it is almost 100% that Alexander Daigle will
go #1. He'll either stay or be traded in Montreal or Quebec. IMO I would
take Kariya. He sh... | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
.
It's my understanding that the U.S. Supreme Court has never
given a legal definition of religion. This despite the many
cases involving religion that have come before the Court.
Can anyone verify or falsify this?
Has any state or other government tried to give a... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
A cash award is OK. A time limit would be nice. You can't give away
mining rights (assuming there's anything to mine) because you don't own
them.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
.sig files are like strings ... every yo-yo's got one. | 14 | sci.space |
Just because the 68070 can run upto 15Mhz doesn't mean the CD-I
is running at that speed. I said -> I understand it is a 68070 running
at something like 7Mhz. I am not sure, but I think I read this a long
time ago.
Anyway, still with 15Mhz, you need sprites for a lot of tricks for
making cool awesome games (r... | 1 | comp.graphics |
The last sentence is ironic, since so many readers of
soc.religion.christian seem to not be embarrassed by apologists such as
Josh McDowell and C.S. Lewis. The above also expresses a rather odd sense
of history. What makes you think the masses in Aquinas' day, who were
mostly illiterate, knew any more about rhetoric a... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
Actually, I beleive "DWI" normally means "Driving While Impaired" rather
than "Intoxicated", at least it does in the states I've lived in...
One can be imparied without necessarily being impaired by liquor - drugs,
not enough sleep, being a total moron :-), all can impair someone etc... I'm
surprised this got h... | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
My last article included this quote:
"If any substantial number of [ talk.religion.misc ] readers read some
Wittgenstein, 60% of the postings would disappear. (If they *understood*
some Wittgenstein, 98% would disappear. :-))" -- Michael L Siemon
There is a convention called a `smiley', which looks like th... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
Great! I'll visit the National Air and Space Museum at the end of the
month with my wife, who was also working at General Atomic at the time.
Once again netnews has enriched my life. | 14 | sci.space |
Request for opinions:
Which is better - a one-piece Aerostitch or a two-piece Aerostitch?
We're looking for more than "Well, the 2-pc is more versatile, but the
1-pc is better protection,..."
Thanks in advance,
Nadine
What is best? Books have been written on that! But in regard to
AeroStich ... | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
What I like about GUI's:
- The ability to view and manipulate a group of objects, files,
text, directories, etc. and and manipulate them in some way
such as delete, copy, paste, rename ...
- The ability to have several applications / screens visible
and accessable at the same time.
- Being able to d... | 5 | comp.windows.x |
[stuff deleted]
Ok, here's the solution to your problem. Move to Canada. Yesterday I was able
to watch FOUR games...the NJ-PITT at 1:00 on ABC, LA-CAL at 3:00 (CBC),
BUFF-BOS at 7:00 (TSN and FOX), and MON-QUE at 7:30 (CBC). I think that if
each series goes its max I could be watching hockey playoffs for 40-some ... | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
I have the following games for sale or trade for other SNES (or
Genesis/MegaDrive games):
(all have instructions and box except where stated)
SFC:
Mickeys Magical Quest (no instructions)
A.Suzukis Super GrandPrix
Legend of the Mystical Ninja
UK SNES:
Out of this World / Another World
Super Soccer
US SNES:
Krustys Fu... | 6 | misc.forsale |
Execute the juvi on the grounds of the reformatory, required attendendence
by the rest of the inmates, as soon as possible after the incident and a
quick sure trial. I am quite serious. Cause and effect. Nothing else
will ever make a dent.
Me neither.
| 7 | rec.autos |
Please excuse if FAQ but...
New Trident 8900CL based card claims to have 1280x1024 support.
Drivers with card indicate several 1280x1024 drivers on diskette.
Windows 3.1 does not make all drivers on diskette available to
configuration dialog box. Any suggestion?
Thanx; please e-mail.
dfeldman@uswest.com
| 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
Try putting one of the IRQs for your COM ports onto IRQ2. The hardware will
automagically wrap IRQ2 to IRQ9 on AT class machines (eg, anything with high
IRQs). This is what I'm doing on my set up right now.
I've got COM2 on IRQ2 (really IRQ9 - address it this way in software), COM1
on IRQ3, SoundBlaster on IRQ5... | 3 | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
Fishing rights are disputed. Between 2 nations, no matter *how*
friendly, there is ALWAYS fishing disputes.
What I was getting at was the 54 40' or fight slogan is OLD STUFF
dealing with the LAND dispute. No one is saying 54 40' or fight
about fishing rights. The territorial dispute about the Oregon
Territory (w... | 18 | talk.politics.misc |
Size of armies, duration, numbers of casualties both absolute and as a
percentage of those involved, geographical area and numbers of countries
too, are all measures of size. In this case I'd say the relevant
statistic would be the number of combatants (total troops) compared to
total casualties from among the total ... | 0 | alt.atheism |
Ah yes. California. Did the San Francisco Bay area media report that
Joe Montana is rumoured to be the leading candidate to replace fired
San Jose Sharks coach George Kingston? Apparently Montana is not only
coveted for his winning attitude, but as a playing coach he will be
expected to quarterback the powerplay.
... | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
I heard it will be the Minnesota-Detroit game. Don't know the time
though.
Dave
| 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
In regards to fractal commpression, I have seen 2 fractal compressed "movies".
They were both fairly impressive. The first one was a 64 gray scale "movie" of
Casablanca, it was 1.3MB and had 11 minutes of 13 fps video. It was a little
grainy but not bad at all. The second one I saw was only 3 minutes but it
had 8 bi... | 1 | comp.graphics |
Hi everyone,
Does anyone know a good way to adjust colourmaps on the
fly (say during an animation) and prevent the current
set of colours from flickering?
Thanks, | 5 | comp.windows.x |
This model is one of the two low-cost laser printers that Apple just
introduced. I'm thinking of getting one to use at home. Have any of you
had any experience with this printer? Does it have Level-2 PostScript?
If you've bought one, are you happy with it?
| 4 | comp.sys.mac.hardware |
This thread brings back memorys of an expensive day in traffic court
a few years ago. While I was waiting my turn to state my case and
plea of why I was going 75 in a 55 in my cage, I had the opportunity
to listen to some of the "creative excuses" offered the judge by others.
After listening to a number of "Well, I ... | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
What can be done, short of circumcision, for an adult male
whose foreskin will not retract?
| 13 | sci.med |
I think it all depends on your motherboard and the cards you have in your system. Your HD stopped boot probably because your HD controller can't handle the faster BUS speed. I have a 486-33DX, I set my bus divider to CLK/2.5, that is close to 13MHz. I can gain singificant performace increase on my Video card and ha... | 3 | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
Hi,
I'm writing a science fiction script and I'm looking for some
answers to questions regarding the Moon and Earth. My starting point
is an impossible situation. [I checked with a professor at berkeley
and his response was a VERY helpful "can't happen".] If you enjoy
playing with unusual ideas and are willing an... | 14 | sci.space |
While there may not be a part number for the CD300i drive, I have seen
a part number for the bezel kit (a new front panel with the slot in it
through which you insert the CD). The document (which I got from the
2/10/93 announcement at our Apple office) states the drive kit and bezel
kits are separate items and the... | 4 | comp.sys.mac.hardware |
In another post-game interview, LaRussa claimed that Sparky was "the
best manager in basebal," explaining that to be part of the history
of Sparky softened the blow of losing.
Go Tigers!!!
Tim
Timothy Law Snyder
Department of Computer Science
Reiss 225
Georgetown University
Washington, DC 20057 | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
I have a new 25 MHz Motorola 68040 that I am willing to sell if I get
a good enough offer. It is still in its static free sealed package.
If I don't get a good enough offer, I will use it to replace my 68LC040.
Any takers?
Supposedly you can get one of these for $375. However, at the moment the
demand is higher ... | 4 | comp.sys.mac.hardware |
^^^^^^^^^
1 Cor 11:31-32 "But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment.
When we are judged by the ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ Lord, we are being discipled so
that we will not be condemned with the world."
1 Cor 5:3 "Even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit.
And I have already passed judg... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
TDB> 12. Disease introduced to Brazilian * oher S.Am. tribes: x million
To be fair, this was going to happen eventually. Given time, the Americans
would have reached Europe on their own and the same thing would have
happened. It was just a matter of who got together first.
| 0 | alt.atheism |
Excerpts from misc: 27-Apr-93 Re: X Toolkits Sivesh Pradhaan@rebels.b (423)
You can use telnet: | 5 | comp.windows.x |
Ted Frank's list of underpaid players was this:
What do all of these players have in common? They do not qualify for
arbitration. They were never free agents.
It's called the reserve clause. Look it up.
And a year from now we will whine about how several of these guys are way
overpaid and getting outrageous rai... | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
SOMEONE PLEASE BUY THESE BOOKS!!!!! I AM NOT ASKING MUCH!!!!!!
JUST MAKE ME AN OFFER AND I WILL PROBABLY TAKE IT!!!!!
* Calculus w/ Analytic Geometry by Authur B. Simon (copyright date 1982), below avg condition but still readable!
* Writing good software in Fortran, Graham Smith.
* The Holt Handbook by Kirszner... | 6 | misc.forsale |
I was kind of half watching Street Stories last night
and one of the segments was about this doctor in
S.F. who provides a service of investigating treatment
for various diseases. I'm pretty sure his name is
Dr. Mark Renniger (sp?) or close to that.
Did anyone else watch this? I'd like to get his
correct name ... | 13 | sci.med |
16 | talk.politics.guns | |
perhaps you can quote just a bit of her argument? | 19 | talk.religion.misc |
I have a video board for sale for Macintosh NU-Bus machines. My other deal fell through. I am asking $200.
RasterOps 8XL
640x480
800x600 <--- This was incorrectly posted as 832x624 before.
640x870
1024x768 (60hz & 75 hz)
1152x870
Make offers by mail.
| 6 | misc.forsale |
And some comments, with some players deleted.
Yep, that Kevin Mitchell. I never would have expected him in the
#1 spot.
It's no accident that the first two names are 1988 only. As with first
and second base, 1988 was the year of the glove. Average DA was 20 points
higher in both leagues than any other year.
Lo... | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
Interestingly enough, the CDROM 300i that came with my Quadra 800 has
only 8 disks:
1. System Install
2. Kodak Photo CD sampler
3. Alice to Ocean
4. CDROM Titles
5. Application Demos
6. Mozart: Dissonant Quartet
7. Nautilus
8. Apple Chronicles
Has anyone else noticed that they got less than everyone seems to be
gett... | 4 | comp.sys.mac.hardware |
What's the deal? c.s.h. has nothing on it yet. Is it in OT, is it over,
what? I want to know! We all want to know! Where's Roger when you need
him?!?!?!?! :-)
--
Keith Keller LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!
LET'S GO QUAKERS!!!!!
kkeller@mail.sas.upenn.edu IVY LEAGUE CHAMPS!!!! | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
I was in the great storm.....my Mazda MPV was damaged so bad they are
going to replace the top, doors and hood. It is Black so they will repaint
the entire vehicle...estimated cost around $7000 and repair time approx. 3
to 4 weeks.
| 7 | rec.autos |
Did you ever notice how many people on the net have trouble in the
comparitively easy task of spelling the nick name of our fair city? I
never knew that Philadelphia becomes Phillie or Philli when spoken of. So
for all you who don't know yet here's a _little_ clue.
IT IS SPELLED: P H I L L Y
OK...thank you.
... | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
#I use xwd/xpr (from the X11R5 dist.) and various programs of the
#ppm-tools to print hardcopies of colored X windows. My problem is,
I don't like xpr. It gives (at least, the X11R4 version does) louzy
output: the hardcopy looks very grainy to me.
Instead, I use pnmtops. This takes full advantage PostScript, and
lets... | 1 | comp.graphics |
No....Hal McRae is the worst manager in baseball. I've never seen a guy who
can waste talent like he can. One of the best raw-talent staffs in the league,
and he's still finding a way to lose. I'll be surprised if he makes it through
the next 2 weeks, unless drastic improvement is made. | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
I've just read Carol's response and I just had to get into this. I've
got some verses which are not subject to interpretation because they say
what they say. They are 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, and
Galatians 1:11-12.
Also, based on the fact that Jesus is the Word incarnate and he judges
people if they fol... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
I'm no mustang head, but don't the early ones have a simple
strut suspension (that is, with no upper A-arm)? Just a strut
going down to a lower control arm (single bushing: not an A-arm), with a
tension/compression rod locating it in the forward/backward direction?
Anyway, simple strut suspensions like this can be... | 7 | rec.autos |
I wish I could agree with you. Ask yourself this. Why would any private
sector entity wish to buy a crypto system that was KNOWN to be at least
partially compromised? (Key escrows in this instance) Why would any
private sector entity wish to buy a crypto system that had not been properly
evaluated? (i.e. algorythm... | 11 | sci.crypt |
When I owned an SE, I replaced the fan with SE Silencer, available, I
believe, from MacWarehouse or MacConnection. It comes with instruction for
installation and requires no soldering. Worked like a charm. I think the
manufacturer is Mobius.
__Dave
| 4 | comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Stuff deleted
I sure hope you got the cost of a replacement panel out of the owner. Here if
the owner should seem reluctant, a stop by the local SPCA (preferably with your
foot/leg all swollen up) to file a viscious dog report would do the trick.
-g. | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
...
One of the items in the group folder (typically called Norton Desktop Applications)
is labelled "Norton Desktop Uninstall". Need I say more!
| 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
The gl2p1.lzh stuff under gfx/show on the Aminet sites includes a
utility called pic2hl, that is a filter for HamLab that can handle
the most commonly used kinds of .PIC and .CLP files.
The biggest problem is that the .CLP files don't usually contain a
palette, so you need to convert a .PIC with ... | 1 | comp.graphics |
For an essay, I am writing about the space shuttle and a need for a better
propulsion system. Through research, I have found that it is rather clumsy
(i.e. all the checks/tests before launch), the safety hazards ("sitting
on a hydrogen bomb"), etc.. If you have any beefs about the current
space shuttle program Re: p... | 14 | sci.space |
I recall that the issue is that fat on the meat liquifies and then
drips down onto the hot elements--whatever they are--that the extreme
heat then catalyzes something in the fat into one or more
carcinogens which then are carried back up onto the meat in the smoke. | 13 | sci.med |
Forsale:
Proton P1100 preamplifier
========================= About 3.5 years old, originally $299, asking $150
or best offer. Has inputs for tape 1, tape 2, CD, phono, video and tuner.
Separate listen and record selectors. Bass EQ, subharmonic filter and mono
switch. High quality volume potentiometer. In excellent... | 6 | misc.forsale |
OFM replies to a question on the multiplicity of translations of the bible,
Unfortunately, this isn't true. On another news group earlier this year,
someone posted that the King James Bible was the divinely inspired version
of the Bible in English and was, therefore, inerrant; all other English
translations were fro... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
Good point. I have no idea how either of my Hondas will handle at 100+ mph,
nor do they reach 155. However, using `high' to be 70-90 mph:
a) They are quite amenable to long high speed drives. I've done several
1k mile+ trips in my Civic with no problems whatsoever. The last big trip
I made was driving from New York ... | 7 | rec.autos |
Is their a pd/freeware hard drive utility that can handle
a compressed IDE drive without screwwing it up?
Need to document occasional failures in reading/writing,
check overall integrity of disk's hardware and sectors.
I believe that all of my problems with DOS/Windows can
be isolated to my drive. Getting occasional... | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
There SHOULD be a connection of the GROUND wire to a ground
in the breaker box. There also should be a connection of the NEUTRAL
wire to a ground in the breaker box. There should be no other
place in the building where such a connection occurs (i.e. not in
any of the outlet boxes).
The NEUTRAL (white) wire is... | 12 | sci.electronics |
<. . ..
: The next Sunday, the sermon was about Joshua 6 (where the Israelites
: take Jericho and then proceed to massacre everybody there --- except
: for Rahab, who had sheltered the spies). With those reports about
: Bosnia in my mind, I felt uncomfortable about the minister saying that
: the massacre (the one in... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
The best program I've seen for viewing such files is VPIC. You'll want version 5.9 or later. (6.0x is current.) It allows you to view in 15 and 24 bit modes. It really is QUITE nice.
Now, for a return question: Do you run Windows? If so, what are the dates on your drivers? The newest ones *I* can find are from... | 1 | comp.graphics |
I don't think the 550 sold very well - most North Americans who ride a standard
rather than a sport bike usually want something bigger. People walk into the
dealership, look at the 550 and the 750 and say, "I might as well spring the
extra bucks for the bigger engine." | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
Seems to me that I read in either a recent NY Times
Science Times or maybe it was Science News that there is
evidence that ex-smoker's risk of lung cancer never returns
to that of a person who has never smoked (I think it may
get close). I'll find the article and post it since my
memory is hazy on the specifics - i... | 13 | sci.med |
My thoughts on why the algorithm is secret :
The chip is (regretably) likely to become a standard. There will
be many applications where economic factors dictate use of this
chip, like it or not.
If the alrogithm is public, and the code is as secure (absent the
access to escrowed keys) as represente... | 11 | sci.crypt |
Yeah. Sounds typical. Windows makes all sorts of extra demands on hardware,
and therefore your machine can't keep up with things. Ever notice how when
acessing the floppies in Windows, everything else slows to a crawl? I
imagine your backup and evertyhing else that is running fights for CPU time,
and sometimes th... | 3 | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
I have a Conner-disk model CP30061G (200Mb ??) with no info at all. The only thing I know is that
is normally used with Compaq-machines.
Please, send me information on switch-settings, geometry and so on.
It looks like a normal IDE-disk but is it possible to use it with a standard IDE-controller??
-- Michael
| 3 | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
as someone who just lived through a switch from SunOS4.x.x. to
Solaris, i'll heartily agree with this.
ObCrypt: one of my main gripes with Solaris is its braindead mailx,
which is -almost- enough like mail to get you hoping, but crashes
horribly when you try to do anything useful with it. (like use pgp-
capable se... | 11 | sci.crypt |
Careful. Making statements about how solid state is (generally) more
reliable than analog will get you a nasty follow-up from Tommy Mac or
Pat. Wait a minute; you *are* Pat. Pleased to see that you're not
suffering from the bugaboos of a small mind. ;-)
--
"Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't ... | 14 | sci.space |
[...]
According to the Defensive Average stats posted by Sherri, Baerga had the
highest percentage of DPs turned in the league, while Alomar had the worst.
However, Alomar had a higher Defensive Average. So who would be better?
Using Alomar's opportunities (469 groundballs, 73 possible double plays)
Alomar had 332... | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
Hooray ! I always suspected that I was human too :-) It is the desire to be like
Christ that often causes christians to be very critical of themselves and other
christians. We are supposed to grow, mature, endeavour to be Christ-like but we
are far far far from perfect. Build up the body of Christ, don't tear it down,... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
Agreed here...I'll never forget Dan Kelly calling the play-by-play in the '87
Canada Cup. He was masterful!
And Danny Gallivan will _never_ be replaced; even now when I watch HNIC I
remember his voice...when I see an Al MacInnis or Al Iafrate (hey, what's with
these guys named Al who can shoot??) shot from the point... | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
Has anyone had any problems with their Duo Dock not ejecting the Duo
properly?
When I first got it, the Duo would come out of the Dock a couple of inches
when ejected, and I had to pull it the rest of the way. Nowadays (and I've
had the system for 4 months), the Duo doesn't come out *at* *all* - despite
the fact that ... | 4 | comp.sys.mac.hardware |
I'm looking for good background and review paper references that can help me
understand the dynamics of cytoskeleton in normal and transformed cells. In
particular, I'm not interested in translational behavior and cell motility,
but rather in the internal motions of the cytoskeleton and its components
under normal and... | 13 | sci.med |
WASHINGTON - A stark reminder of the Holocaust--a speech by Nazi
SS leader Heinrich Himmler that refers to "the extermination of the
Jewish race"--went on display Friday at the National Archives.
The documents, including handwritten notes by Himmler, are
among the best evidence that exists to rebut claims that the
Ho... | 17 | talk.politics.mideast |
No. reverse lights are to warn others that you are backing up. They
aren't bright enough to (typically) see by without the brake and tail
lights.
Well, red and orange were already taken. Maybe white defines the direction
that the car is moving in.
If you really want to be able to see behind you, get some fog lamp... | 7 | rec.autos |
Various posts about shafties can't do wheelies:
Uh, folks, the shaft doesn't have diddleysquatpoop to do with it. I can get
the front wheel off the ground on my /5, ferchrissake! | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
For Sale:
David Clark H10-40 Aviation Headset
Excellent Condition (not even a scratch) -- original packaging.
Discover for yourself why the H10-40 continues to be the favorite headset
of thousands of pilots. It was the first headset to have the advanced M-4
amplified electret microphone - with a frequency resp... | 6 | misc.forsale |
For Sale:
2 Amigas!
Commodore Amiga 1000 Best offer
512k Ram
1 Internal Floppy drive
Detachable Keyboard
2 Button Mouse
Commodore Amiga 500 Best offer
1024k Ram
1 Internal Floppy drive
2 Button Mouse
1 RGB Monitor Best offer
1 External Floppy drive Best offer | 6 | misc.forsale |
Hi all,
I really thought that by now I would have seen something
about this, but I haven't, so here goes: Last night on
the evening news, the anchorperson said something to the
effect that one of the SSRBs that was recovered after the
recent space shuttle launch was found to have a wrench of
some sort rattling around... | 14 | sci.space |
Yes, you could.
Well, letsee (whipping out HP-48SX, soon to be GX): 6 inches/3*10^8 m/s=.5
nanoseconds resolution. Hmm. That'll be rather difficult!
The more standard (read: better) method is to use ultrasound, generally
somewhere around 40kHz. Sound travels a heck of a lot slower than light
(radio waves), and i... | 12 | sci.electronics |
...
This is a common problem with highly complex TrueType fonts. Microsoft
admits to a problem with older versions of the PostScript printer driver,
but I've found it to be pretty generic.
You can get around the problem by adjusting the parameter OutlineThreshold
in the [TrueType] section of WIN.INI. This entry spe... | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
I saw the following computer in a store and wanted to know if this is a good
computer or does someone see something wrong with it. I also would like to
switch the motherboard later when this computer becomes too slow. Does anyone
know if this is possible with a Leading Edge Computer, or will it be difficult
to find a... | 3 | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
But what is Hasan B. Multu's middle name? I'm not sure, but I heard
it was "Bibo". I also seem to recall that "Argic" is Azari for "bites
the wax Macedonian".
We don't have a mail address, but how about finding a snail address?
Then instead of quashing Shergold rumors, we could just redirect them
- Ahmed Cosar is ... | 17 | talk.politics.mideast |
[other uninformed, purposefully ignorant gun control ranting deleted]
I want this man to tell me how in the hell you can take the
explosives used in the WTC bombing, considering that the
consensus seems to be that the explosive was a fertilizer-based
one. Ammonium nitrate, to be exact . . . of which about
90,000... | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
Oddly enough, you don't, at least according to the wiring FAQ that
is regularly posted on misc.consumers.house.
A GFCI senses discrepancies between the live and neutral wire currents,
and cuts them both off if a discrepancy is found. No ground connection
is needed for it to function.
| 12 | sci.electronics |
Help, I'm bored with the current Windows backgrounds we have here and am
looking for some nifty pictures to use instead. I've seen from previous posts
that many sites exist that store pictures - available through anonymous ftp.
Except that I can't ftp to remote sites from my machine, what I CAN do is use
'ftpmail' - ... | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
The other Jewish HOF'er is Rod Carew (who converted).
Lowenstein is Jewish, as well as Montana's only representative to the
major leagues.
Undeserving Cy Young award winner Steve Stone is Jewish. Between Stone,
Koufax, Ken Holtzman (? might have the wrong pitcher, I'm thinking of the
one who threw a no-hitter in ... | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
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