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:You are loosing.
"Loosing"? Well, I'll avoid the spelling flames and see if this person
can make up for it.
:There is no question about it.
Oh, there's LOTS of question about it. People are becoming more aware each
day that their rights are being threatened, so much so that NRA membership
is growing at the rat... | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
Pete Young, on the Tue, 20 Apr 93 08:29:21 GMT wibbled:
: : Tsk, tsk, tsk. Another newbie bites the dust, eh? They'll learn.
: Newbie. Sorry to disappoint you, but as far as the Internet goes I was
: in Baghdad while you were still in your dads bag.
Is this bit funny?
: Most of the people who made this group inter... | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
From article <1993Apr20.195853.16179@samba.oit.unc.edu>, by dil.admin@mhs.unc.edu (Dave Laudicina):
You're using drivers version 2.02 or earlier. The latest is 2.03, available
from their BBS or by snailmail. It at least fixes the WfW problem.
The reason I wanted to reply in public instead of private mail is because
of... | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
Whoa. What did you say your name was? Address, SSN? Smoking foods, eh?
I think the gov't would like to know about this... | 13 | sci.med |
The 5426 has its own set of drivers. You may be using the
drivers intended for the 5420 or 5422 by mistake.
Be sure you have the 5426 driver version 1.2
Don't quote me on this one, but I'd steer clear of the
multi resolution driver that allows you to change resolution
without exiting Windows. I think it's buggy.... | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
I find this a very disturbing view! Yes, we DO care about EVERYONE's
privacy... Even if "they" don't know it. What happens if the gov't
starts creating legislation such that the Clipper and such
technologies become the only "legal" encryption forms? What happens
when the Clipper i... | 11 | sci.crypt |
Stick an ME33 on the front. I've got a Laser on the front of my GPz,
and it has been a fantastic tire. Best front tire I've ever had. | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
It works on xterms. At least I have no problem with it. - Back to the original
question:
I usually start new xterms by selecting the proper menu entry in my desktop
menu. Here is a sample command:
xterm -sl 999 -n ls12i -title ls12i -e rlogin ls12i &
The -n and -title options give the text for window and icon. As ... | 5 | comp.windows.x |
Did you check with the Afghans before posting this? They
might disagree. | 0 | alt.atheism |
I don't know how quickly YOU can get a woodstove to heat up from a cold
start, but mine takes about three hours.
Mox nix. The BD's were prepared to provide their own heat and light,
and were doing so for weeks while the power was out. That means the
compound contained containers of flammable liquids or gases (tha... | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
Apparently not. Many people complain about the confusion that
results from the filemanager/progman split. It's just a basic
flaw. | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
I noticed this dead horse in your Keywords line. Is this the famous scarlet horse
of Babylon that the Beast (that's 666 for you illuminatti) rides on in those
wonderful mediaeval manuscripts. If so, I fear your announcement that the old
girl is dead may be premature. I bet $20 on her to place in the 6th race at The
Do... | 19 | talk.religion.misc |
Their phone number is 1-800-377-9777. The last catalog shows three
Oaks jerseys: 36 Home, 42 Home, 39 Home - they're each $165.00. All their
merchandise is handmade and is an authentic replica. I own a couple -
and they are excellent. They also have wool caps and jackets. You should
call to get on their mailing li... | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
/(emery)
/The one single historic event that has had the biggest impact on the
/world over the centuries is the resurrection of Jesus.
This is hardly possible, as the majority of people in the world were
born, lived their life, and died, without ever knowing anything about
Christ. The majority of the rest of the wo... | 19 | talk.religion.misc |
United States TV Schedule:
April 18 Devils/Islanders at Pittsburgh 1 EST ABC (to Eastern time zone)
April 18 St. Louis at Chicago 12 CDT ABC (to Cent/Mou time zones)
April 18 Los Angeles at Calgary 12 PDT ABC (to Pacific time zone)
April 20 Devils/Islanders at Pittsburgh 7:30 ESP... | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
If there are many as..., er, people in the USA who reason like the
above, then it should not be surprising that the current plot has been
allowed to happen...
Regards,
Vesselin | 11 | sci.crypt |
Nintendo 8 bit system, power pad, light gun (zapper), 2 controllers
Games: Supermario, duck hunt, power field, and wings.
Asking $80.
| 6 | misc.forsale |
Does anyone know if a source for the TCM3105 modem chips (as used in the
Baycom and my PMP modems)? Ideally, something that is geared toward
hobbyists: small quantity, mail order, etc.
For years, we've been buying them from a distributor (Marshall) by the
hundreds for PMP kits. But orders have dropped to the point... | 12 | sci.electronics |
I would like the opinion of netters on a subject that has been bothering my
wife and me lately: liturgy, in particular, Catholic liturgy. In the last few
years it seems that there are more and more ad hoc events during Mass. It's
driving me crazy! The most grace-filled aspect of a liturgical tradition is
that what h... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
Between Adam and Eve and Golgotha the whole process of the fall of man
occurred. This involved a gradual dimming of consciousness of the spiritual
world. This is discernable in the world outlooks of different peoples through
history. The Greek, for example, could say, "better a beggar in the land
of the living than... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
Yes, I do agree with your definition. My use of the term "always" is
rather deceptive, I admit.
Hold it. I said that all of scripture is true. However, discerning
exactly what Jesus, Paul and company were trying to say is not always so
easy. I don't believe that Paul was trying to say that all women should
be... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
Okay Mr. Dyer, we're properly impressed with your philosophical skills and
ability to insult people. You're a wonderful speaker and an adept politician.
However, I believe that all you were asked to do, was simply provide scientific
research refuting the work of Olney. I don't think the original poster sought
to star... | 13 | sci.med |
Ask the practitioner whether he uses the pre-sterilized disposable
needles, or if he reuses needles, sterilizing them between use. In the
former case there's no conceivable way to get AIDS from the needles. In
the latter case it's highly unlikely (though many practitioners use the
disposable variety anyway).
eucl... | 13 | sci.med |
...the question is: for how long? Even if the FBI had done nothing, I guess the
BDs would have committed suicide, but maybe not until hunger and thirst gave them
the choice between sucide or surrender.
The BDs was warned in beforehand about the FBI action. They HAD the chance to
surrender and get a fair trial. No ma... | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
Rob,
their e-mail adress is support@asymetrix.com
I've heard V.2.0 is in beta.
have a look at bitserv.list.toolb-l - which is a toolbook list. | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
Paraphrase of initial post:
Can I fight a speeding ticket in court?
My reply:
Fight your ticket : California edition by David Brown 1st ed.
Berkeley, CA : Nolo Press, 1982
The second edition is out (but not in UCB's library). Good luck; let
us know how it goes. | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
7 | rec.autos | |
Two thoughts.
- I think that psychologically it will be easier for the next
generation to accept genetic manipulation. It seems that people frown
upon 'messing with Nature', ignoring our eons-old practice of doing just that.
Any new human intervention is 'arrogance and hubris' and manipulation
we routinely do is ... | 13 | sci.med |
ames.arc.nasa.gov not sure what subdirectory thou..
==
Michael Adams, nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu -- I'm not high, just jacked | 14 | sci.space |
Well, it all depends on the motherboard implimentation.
I'm sure someone will make a vlb motherboard that takes 1x9
simms and uses a pentium processor. I'm also sure that there
will be some motherboards that won't. | 3 | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
I don't know if there's a corresponding patch for Solaris 2.1, but this
sounds like the following bug which is supposedly fixed in 100492-06, the
Solaris 1.x olwm Jumbo patch:
1108642 - window system can hang in an errant pointer grab
Actually, I suspect that the OW 3.1 problem may be different, since the
README f... | 5 | comp.windows.x |
Paintball Gun for Sale
TIPPMAN SL-68II (In Great Condition)
11" Micro-honed Barrel
Barrel Squeegie
16" Barrel
140 Round Sight Feeder with Elbow
7 oz. Constant Air Tank with Valve Protector and Buttplate
Shoulder Strap
3-7X Bushnell Sportview Scope
40 Round Ammo Box with Flip Top Lid
Barrel Plug
Instruction Manual
All... | 6 | misc.forsale |
The O's just lost to the Rangers a few minutes ago I was not too happy about
the pitching of Rick Sutcliffe (6 runs in 6 innings, 5 in the 3?) This puts
me in remembering the 1990 O's season. After '89 we didn't do much over
winter and we wound up in 5th. Now I know that Mussina, McDonald, and Rhodes
are better pitchin... | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
:Does anybody know of any information regarding the implementaion of total
: quality management, quality control, quality assurance in the delivery of
: health care service. I would appreciate any information. If there is enough
:interest, I will post the responses.
This is in fact a hot topic in medicine these day... | 13 | sci.med |
David,
As an economist, I'm sure you can see the flaws in this logic. If the (naive)
market is flooded with proprietary, but weak, encryption, then truly strong
encryption will be unable to compete. Suppose the govt had a secret TV broadcast
standard, and then sold TVs below cost. Private industry has a better sta... | 11 | sci.crypt |
To make room for Harkey, the Cubs sent Shawn Boskie down to AAA.
| 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
If you have the GRASP animation system, then yes, it's quite easy.
You simply use GLIB to extract the image (each "frame" in a .GL is
actually a complete .PCX or .CLP file), then use one of MANY available
utilities to convert it. If you don't have the GRASP package, I'm afraid
I can't help you. Sorry.
By ... | 1 | comp.graphics |
I have a lot of info about this disease. I am posting a small amount of
it that I extracted. If more is required, e-mail me @
ls8139@gemini.albany.edu. Please, it takes me some time to upload it, so
be advised, only request it if you *really* want it.
here is some info from InfoTrac - Health Reference Center
Also... | 13 | sci.med |
Notwithstanding all the legitimate fuss about this proposal, how much
of a change is it? ATT's last product in this area (a) was priced over
$1000, as I suspect 'clipper' phones will be; (b) came to the customer
with the key automatically preregistered with government authorities. Thus,
aside from attempting to furth... | 11 | sci.crypt |
How can I obtain public information (documentation and sources)
about Xservers implemented with graphics processors?
I am specially interested in Xservers developed for the TMS34020
Texas Instruments graphic processor. | 5 | comp.windows.x |
I'm looking into getting an external, reasonably fast (<350 ms avg access time)
Multispin CD-ROM drive that supports "Photo CD Multi Session", has audio
output, and SCSI interface for connection to the PAS16 SCSI port. Does anyone
have any comments/experiences/warnings/recommendations they'd like to share
concerning th... | 3 | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
Hello-- I'm currently designing the architecture of a chip which is
intended to help speed up common operations on a windowing system such as
X. A friend and I are designing the chip as the final course project for
an advanced computer architecture course taught by Dr. Fred Brooks at
UNC-Chapel Hill. While we feel t... | 5 | comp.windows.x |
The ice princess next door makes a habit of flooring her cage out of the
driveway when she sees me coming. Probably only hits 25mph, or so. (I made
the mistake of waving to a neighbor. She has some sort of grudge, now.)
I was riding downhill at ~60mph on a local backroad when a brown dobie came
flashing through th... | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
[In response to a report by CBN News correspondent Ken Lormond about a
meeting between Slick Willie and homosexual activists:]
Lormond: "But Clinton will not be attending a rally by homosexuals in
Washington later this month. He will instead be out of town, on a
retreat with Senate Democrats."
Robertson: "Yeah, he'd... | 18 | talk.politics.misc |
What I was talking about was using an Tek terminal as your X display. I
should be possible to write an X server that does this as far as I can
tell, but what I'm asking is if there is already one.
--
mike@hopper.acs.virginia.edu | 5 | comp.windows.x |
>Version 1.3 drivers are due to be release by Cirrus soon.
>Unfortunately, their not available via FTP, you have to dial
>up their BBS in the USA. I do this from NZ using a 14.4k modem
>to cut down on phone bills. It took me around 7 minutes to
>download the v1.2 driver.
Could you please uplo... | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
Yeah, the "Feingold Diet" is a load of crap. Children diagnosed with ADD
who are placed on this diet show no improvement in their intellectual and
social skills, which in fact continue to decline. Of course, the parents
who are enthusiastic about this approach lap it up at the expense of their
children's development... | 13 | sci.med |
Is this an advantage to MS Windows or to Xt? I used to think it
was a big advantage for Xt, but I am not at all sure anymore...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
David Smyth david@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov
Senior Software Engineer, (818)306-6463 (temp! do NOT use v-mail)
X a... | 5 | comp.windows.x |
Unless otherwise noted, I am mainly interested in USED items.
If you have (any of) the following for sale, please contact me:
EMail mbeck@vtssi.vt.edu
Phone (703)552-4381
USMail Michael Beck
1200 Progress Street #5500E
... | 6 | misc.forsale |
[The original question was about who started the fire and whether the
"madmen" were inside or outside the compound. To which I replied on
the possible sanity level of those inside and outside.]
I paid my taxes. There was no reference to sex or religion on the form.
The comments above and below were meant ... | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
The NASM photo archives are open to the public. All (or almost all)
still pictures in the collection are available for viewing, but I
don't know about films. At least it might be worth a try. I'm not
sure if appointments are necessary, but I think not.
Good luck, and let us know what you find. | 14 | sci.space |
In SGI's distribution with their Indigo line (others as well, possibly),
they include source code for a GL widget that fits on top of Motif, and
one that's Xt based as well. You may wish to ask IBM whether they
support this.
-- | 5 | comp.windows.x |
16 | talk.politics.guns | |
This is about the third person who's parroted the FBI's line about the
fires being set "six hours after the tear gas was injected." Suppose you
want to explain to us the videotape footage shown on national TV last night
in which a tank with the gas-injecting tubes is pulling its injection tubes
out of the second stor... | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
This makes 5! It IS SPRING!
Neither were we. Read for a few days, then try again.
| 8 | rec.motorcycles |
[ These two paragraphs are from two different posts. In splicing them
together it is not my intention to change Steve's meaning or misrepresent
him in any way. I don't *think* I've done so. ]
Part of what started this was my earlier example of Illinois, USA requiring
anyone doing more than X automobile transf... | 18 | talk.politics.misc |
In NY City, the number to dial is 958... It seems to be different in different
areas. | 12 | sci.electronics |
This seems to be a simple problem but I just cannot solve it.
I wrote a C program to draw some polygons on the screen, and I want to
print it on my printer. So, I press "print-screen" on the keyboard.
The problem is the printer just print out some ASCII characters.
Is there any other way to print the screen without us... | 1 | comp.graphics |
My husband woke up three days ago with a small sore spot
(a spot about the size of a nickel) on one of his testicles. Bottom side,
no knots or lumps, just a little sore spot. He says it reminds him of
how a bruise feels. He has no recollection of hitting it or anything like
that that would cause a bruise. (He asssur... | 13 | sci.med |
Do you have the X source code? Simply look in mit/clients/xwininfo/xwininfo.c and you
will find out exactly how to do it. :-) | 5 | comp.windows.x |
Is it just me, or does Bichette look totally lost in the outfield? He
misplayed Martinez fly-out into a double against the Expos, misplayed
Alou's single into a triple (Alou tagged out at 3rd after over-sliding
the bag) and now he misplays another out into a 3 run triple...add in his
wonderful batting average and we... | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
:
(lots of stuff about the Nicene Creed deleted which can be read in the
original basenote. I will also leave it up to other LDS netters to
take Mr. Weiss to task on using Mormon Doctrine to declare the difinitive
word on what the LDS Church teaches as doctrine. Hopefully the LDS
netters will be amiable in ... | 19 | talk.religion.misc |
I had a similar problem - try changing the netmask to 0.0.0.0 or 255.255.254.0 | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
Absolutely not true!
There are lots of them! | 17 | talk.politics.mideast |
I could give much the same testimonial about my experience as a scout
back in the 1960s. The issue wasn't gays, but the principles were the
same. Thanks for a well put testimonial. Stan Krieger and his kind who
think this discussion doesn't belong here and his intolerance is the
only acceptable position in scouting sh... | 0 | alt.atheism |
[...lostsa' crap deleted. trim your articles!...]
last i heard, "non-lethal" was a bit of a misnomer for these things.
jason
| 16 | talk.politics.guns |
The proper term for what Mike expresses is Monophysitism. This was a
heresy that was condemned in the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD. It
grew up in reaction to Nestorianism, which held that the Son and Jesus
are two different people who happened to be united in the same body
temporarily. Monophysitism is held by th... | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
Sorry for the mis-spelling, but I forgot how to spell it after
my series of exams and NO-on hand reference here.
Is it still possible to get those cute WWII VW Jeep-wanna-be's?
A replica would be great I think.
-TKH '93
------------------------------------------------------------------------
If I can conv... | 7 | rec.autos |
From the limited details released so far, It seems that the clipper chip
system must employ some sort of public key cryptography. Otherwise, the key
management problems inherent to symetric ciphers would make the system
unworkable. It probably has some sort of public key exchange that takes place
at the start of ea... | 11 | sci.crypt |
ku> From: kinau@mondrian.CSUFresno.EDU (Kin Hung Au) Date: 13 Apr 93
ku> 07:22:05 GMT Organization: California State University, Fresno
ku> Message-ID: <C5Ev4t.G0A@zimmer.CSUFresno.EDU> Newsgroups:
ku> comp.sys.mac.hardware
ku>
ku> In Hong Kong , you can buy a cheap PC 386 or 486 based computer.
ku> Howeve... | 4 | comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Hello,
This is my first net letter, so forgive mistakes!
I have been plagued by problems (or lack of info) with
authorization in Open Windows 3.0 for a long while and
would like some help please! I generally use strait
MIT X, and so don't use OW much, but when I share
X software with others - bad news.
PROBLEM:
M... | 5 | comp.windows.x |
Hell, the Orioles' Opening Day game could easily be the largest in history
if we had a stadium with 80,000 seats. But unfortunely the Yards (a
definitely excellent ballpark) only holds like 45,000 with 275 SRO spots.
Ticket sales for the entire year is moving fast. Bleacher seats are almost
gone for every game this yea... | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
The higher memory limits apply to ISA cards only, as far as I know. The VLB
and EISA version should have no problems.
Again, the memory aperture need only be disabled if you have more than 124M RAM
(EISA and VLB) or 12 M (ISA). 32M should not be a problem for you.
Nope. I can use 640x480 at 72hz, 24-bit and ... | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
I can only comment on the Kings, but the most obvious candidate for pleasant
surprise is Alex Zhitnik. He came highly touted as a defensive defenseman, but
he's clearly much more than that. Great skater and hard shot (though wish he
were more accurate). In fact, he pretty much allowed the Kings to trade away
that huge ... | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
this must be a FAQ from the very first days of the 13"RGB!!!! | 4 | comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Some one asked me recently why they when they used XQueryBestCursor to see
if they could create of a given size it seemed to imply they could, but the
server did not create cursors of that size. Investigation showed that some X
servers will happily return any size up to the size of the root window, while
others return ... | 5 | comp.windows.x |
Just wondering, do you mean the "Lectorium Rosicrucianum"?
Warning: There is no point in arguing who's "legit" and who's not. *WHICH*
Golden Dawn are you talking about?
Just for the sake of argument, (reflecting NO affiliation)
I am going to say that the TRUE Rosicrucian Order is the Fraternitas
Rosae Crucis in Qu... | 19 | talk.religion.misc |
Could y'all PLEASE stop posting this stuff to tx.general. tx.politics
is sufficient and is where this stuff belongs. Thanks.
Cathy | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
Hi, someone is selling his bmw R65 ( I think it's an '84 ) w/ 15k
miles for $2200. He says it's in great condition and perfect shape.
It's got the 2 hard saddle bags, too.
Is this a good deal? Seems like an awesome deal. Is it - assuming that
everything he says is true ?
Thanks,
Jae
| 8 | rec.motorcycles |
Since the Quadra is the only Mac able to deal with 5MB/s and Hard drives START
at 160MB I have NO idea.
For the Mac I have the following {These are ALL external}
20MB $299 {$15/MB}
52MB $379 {$7.3/MB}
80MB $449 {$5.63/MB}
120MB $569-$639 {$4.75-$5.33/MB
210MB $979-$1029{$4.67-$4.90/MB}
320MB $1499-$1549 {$4.68-$4.84... | 3 | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
Ever since the siege at Waco started the FBI spokesman has been
stressing how unstable and paranoid David Koresh was. He stressed how
likely it was the the Branch Davidians would commit mass suicide. He
was concerned with the safety of the children.
What did the FBI do to defuse the situation, Did they try to reas... | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
[ edited ]
Now that's funny! (remembering that good humor always dances
uncomfortably close to the truth)
I can't wait to see the inevitable flames. :-)
| 18 | talk.politics.misc |
I am seeking some alternate solutions on how to turn a Postscript Type 1 or
TrueType font outline into polygons that can be subsequently scan converted
by a 3D scanline renderer.
I have been studying the problem of font conversion for a few years but
have never had the need to implement such a system. Well, I now hav... | 1 | comp.graphics |
Could someone email me a USNail address for the NRA? I'd like to write them
a letter encouraging them to see to it VERY EMPHATICALLY that the 2nd
amendment is restored to the form that the founding fathers intended.
People like Howard Metzenbaum seem very intent on diluting the 2nd amendment
to the point where it is n... | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
Adam Benson
Mt. Pearl, NF
adamb@garfield.cs.mun.ca
| 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
[...]
Maybe 300 such pairs suffice to reconstruct S1 and S2? By such a back-
door (in the encryption algorithm perhaps) it would be possible (for
the manufacturer) to get the keys of all chips that were programmed in
one session. This would not, btw, enable anybody else to retrieve the
keys in the same way becau... | 11 | sci.crypt |
: You know, it just occurred to me today that this whole Christian thing
: can be blamed solely on Mary.
:
: So, she's married to Joseph. She gets knocked up. What do you think
: ol' Joe will do if he finds she's been getting around? So Mary comes up
: with this ridiculous story about God making her pregnant.
:
... | 0 | alt.atheism |
I think you tried to send me a message re: the animation query
I posted to comp.windows.x. I've appended what I received below.
If you can remember what you typed, I'd appreciate another attempt!
Derek
-----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------... | 5 | comp.windows.x |
Let me see if I have this straight --- if a person knows S1 and S2,
and the serial number of the unit, it's easy to reconstruct UK.
Of course, if they know SK, the "family key", they can easily get the
serial number of any unit that has made a transmission. So with S1 and
S2 being used for a while "batch" of the unit... | 11 | sci.crypt |
Hmmmmm......what about their kids?
cpk
--
It's been 80 days. Do you know where your wallet is? | 18 | talk.politics.misc |
Thanks for the resposes as they were all good ideas and I am looking at using a
couple of the ideas. I recieved in the mail today the spec sheets on the mil.
spec version of Exar's XR-2240 timer/counter chip. It is stable down to -50 C
and sucks very little power. They show an application for a ultra-long time
delay (u... | 12 | sci.electronics |
Here is an annoying problem. Whenever I save an icon which contains dark
colors like dark red or dark purple, these colors are converted to the
bright colors. This happens with every icon editor including the image
editor that came with SDK. I don't have this problem with .BMP files
either; only with .ICO files or icon... | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
...and then his "fantasy" begins...
This clearly is a "fantastic" story, Anas! I am very curious as to who
(or what) your sources are for this grossly exaggerated account (if not,
blatant lie). It surprises me that this "story" has not yet made it to
the front pages of the major newspapers (which love to make the ... | 17 | talk.politics.mideast |
I can't think of another subject that generates as much contradictory
advice as traffic laws and their enforcement. Everybody's got an
opinion and is dead certain they are right. Yet acurate information is
extremely difficult to come by. The DMV doesn't know. Cops don't
know. Your traffic school instructor doesn't... | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
One of the commentators on one of the Big Three news programs
described the VAT (which ain't a sales tax) as a tax "government's love."
I was even surprised he got the reason right: it effectively hides the
majority of the tax the consumer has to pay *from* the consumer. It's
kind of like they do with cars. ... | 18 | talk.politics.misc |
Stupid me. I believed the Democrats stood for principles of personal
privacy while it was the Neanderthal Republicans that wanted into every
aspect of our lives.
Clinton is just more clever than the other guy. Looks like gun control for
privacy technology. One small step at a time.
Wait a minute.... Let me think ab... | 11 | sci.crypt |
Sorry, but olwm and tvtwm don't do it. They place the title at that position
and the window at a position below it.
This becomes a problem when you want a program to be able to save its current
configuration and restore is later.
Currently, my solution is:
XCreateWindow(...);
XSetWMProperties(..);
XMapWindow(...... | 5 | comp.windows.x |
So that's why the 13 newly independent states all had tax systems... | 18 | talk.politics.misc |
on
How many players of international class an average NHL team has. 6-10?
Top players just play more in smaller rinks. Is the quality of European hockey
really poor, then recent years only few north-american (usually good farm
players) players have got place in Finnish league or Elitserien, while most
have been ... | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
I have the following problem on X11R5 servers.
When a window of my is obscured by a pop up window which has
the Save Under attribute set, the subwindows of my window are not restored.
Normally, the subwindows are redrawn when the parent window gets an expose
event, but because the save under attribute is used for the... | 5 | comp.windows.x |
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