Re: It's about that time, kids

2021-05-03 Thread mike wilson
y 3, 2021, at 2:38 PM, John wrote: > > > >  > >> > >> Send him a check in the mail? > > > > I can do that if Doug wants to send me a snail mail address? > > > > > > > > On 5/2/2021 14:31:07, Larry Colen wrote: > >>>

Re: Is it hopeless? Help needed

2021-05-03 Thread mike wilson
The battery _might_ have just swollen but not leaked. Any camera repair places who would attempt to take it out for you? Watchmaker? Musical instruments? Anyone who works on delicate stuff, really. Definitely not anyone who works on motor vehicles. 8 -) > On 02 May 2021 at 22:28 ann

Re: It's about that time, kids

2021-05-02 Thread mike wilson
> On 02 May 2021 at 20:18 Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > Am 02.05.21 um 20:31 schrieb Larry Colen: > > > Send him a check in the mail? > > In Europe, cheques have disappeared almost completely. Here in Germany, > they have to be ordered individually and cost a fortune in fees. > > Ralf I

Re: It's about that time, kids

2021-05-02 Thread mike wilson
It allowed you to pay without an account, though. Any way to do that without the gateway it provided? > On 02 May 2021 at 18:07 Doug Brewer wrote: > > > Yeah, on the old splash page, but it was just a link to my paypal account. > > On 5/2/21 2:31 AM, John wrote: > > On 4/30/2021 18:04:40,

Re: Adventures in Home Renovation. was: The new K3 iii

2021-04-27 Thread mike wilson
> On 27 April 2021 at 17:45 Bill wrote: > > > On 4/27/2021 10:22 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > Thanks, Bill. I think the last I remember of your renovations was trying > > to decide whether to construct a mezzanine or not. Is that right? > > I don't recall that

Re: Adventures in Home Renovation. was: The new K3 iii

2021-04-27 Thread mike wilson
Thanks, Bill. I think the last I remember of your renovations was trying to decide whether to construct a mezzanine or not. Is that right? It was actually Malcolm who left us, figuratively, roofless. > On 27 April 2021 at 15:50 Bill wrote: > > > On 4/27/2021 5:42 AM, mike

RE: The new K3 iii

2021-04-27 Thread mike wilson
> On 24 April 2021 at 16:11 rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: > > > Bill wrote: > > >As am I, but if it's another kitchen sink camera like the K1, and I don't > >think there is any reason to think it won't be, I suspect it is going to be > >quite pricey. > > I saw a message on my camera

Re: PESO: R I P Ashley

2021-04-23 Thread mike wilson
Deepest sympathies, Ann. > On 23 April 2021 at 19:14 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > July 16th 2005 - April 18th, 2021  Best cat ever.. so glad to have had > her for almost 16 years. > > https://annsan.smugmug.com/The-Kitty-Corner/Ashley-ultimate-alpha-tabby/i-WsJL79X/A > > And with apologies to

Re: A little OT: Volcano for the People: Stunning visuals from Iceland's spectacular volcanic eruption: Digital Photography Review

2021-04-23 Thread mike wilson
> On 23 April 2021 at 00:14 Paul Sorenson wrote: > > > Don't miss the videos...some spectacular shots of the Icelandic volcano. > >

Re: Small sensors are better than you think

2021-04-20 Thread mike wilson
> On 20 April 2021 at 18:43 John wrote: > > > On 4/20/2021 02:50:33, mike wilson wrote: > > > >> On 19 April 2021 at 22:47 John wrote: > >> > >> > > > >> Mostly Jazz, Pop & Rock from the 40s through the "naughties"

Re: incognito case

2021-04-20 Thread mike wilson
> On 20 April 2021 at 07:38 Larry Colen wrote: > > > The ice chest for my incognito case arrived today. I just prototyped some > dividers out of the box it came in. > > I think that it definitely has promise. I need to figure out something better > for the dividers (if I had a 3d printer

Re: Small sensors are better than you think

2021-04-20 Thread mike wilson
> On 19 April 2021 at 22:47 John wrote: > > > Mostly Jazz, Pop & Rock from the 40s through the "naughties" and about half > of > it reflects of how American music filtered through Europe (particularly > France) > to their former colonies and came back to us as World Music. That's an

Re: PESOs One Last Backyard Shoot

2021-04-18 Thread mike wilson
Hope it goes well. > On 18 April 2021 at 18:35 Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > For now. Knee surgery tomorrow (my second). It will probably be several weeks > until I can get outside again. But I got in a couple hours in the yard > today. No glamor birds, but quite a few cowbirds and sparrows.

OT Calling Chris Mitchell

2021-04-18 Thread mike wilson
I know who should be providing the soundtrack for this https://www.celebstoner.com/videos/2020/05/08/the-freak-brothers-cartoon/? -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: PESO: Dogwood Bud

2021-04-17 Thread mike wilson
> On 17 April 2021 at 08:03 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > On 17 Apr 2021, at 07:21, Toine wrote: > > > > [...] And now I need to > > know why it's called Dogwood in English. > > Probably something to do with their bark. Woodn't you know it. I was taught, many years ago, that it is a corruption

Re: OT some of you already know..

2021-04-10 Thread mike wilson
> On 10 April 2021 at 00:34 Bill wrote: > > > I heard Moderna and J are killing shipments due to QC issues, Pfizer has > had numerous QC violations in their plants as well. All pretty normal when dealing with living organisms. My wife was known as the Angel of Doom when she worked in a QC

Re: OT: Household Hint

2021-04-09 Thread mike wilson
You lost me at Sausage and Cheese croissant. There should be a law against stuff like that. 8 -) > On 09 April 2021 at 18:35 John wrote: > > > One of the convenience foods I purchase at Costco is frozen Jimmy Dean > Sausage & > Cheese Croissants. > > You're supposed to wrap them in a

Re: PESO: the first frog of spring

2021-04-09 Thread mike wilson
> On 09 April 2021 at 16:40 Toine wrote: > > > I didn't see or hear them until today: > https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-099-img5204 They are very quiet at the beginning of the year because they are working out their love lives.

Re: PESO Who Knew?

2021-04-08 Thread mike wilson
Mostly, rabbits like each other. > On 08 April 2021 at 20:44 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > Great image! The little buggers like everything; almost as bad as the > whitetail deer. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * > > >

Re: OT A little divertissment

2021-04-06 Thread mike wilson
I think it's in Hamburg. > On 06 April 2021 at 17:27 Toine wrote: > > > That's a very very big diorama. As a kid I remember marvelling at this one > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emaRKpSH_qY > > On Tue, 6 Apr 2021 at 09:25, mike wilson wrote: > > > >

Re: OT A little divertissment

2021-04-06 Thread mike wilson
> On 06 April 2021 at 08:24 mike wilson wrote: > > > Safe for all ages. > > https://youtu.be/aBNHmUT3GPg > -- Apologies to those who are not fans of glassical music. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSU

OT A little divertissment

2021-04-06 Thread mike wilson
Safe for all ages. https://youtu.be/aBNHmUT3GPg -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO: cormorants will rule the world

2021-04-05 Thread mike wilson
a wrote: > > Interesting. The link worked for me. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 10:00 PM mike wilson wrote: > > >

Re: GESO: Pysanki

2021-04-05 Thread mike wilson
> On 05 April 2021 at 04:50 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > There are many ways to celebrate the Easter season. In Eastern Europe (and > among Amerians of Eastern European heritage), coloring Easter eggs in > intricate patterns is a traditional family activity. Raw eggs > are decorated

Re: PESO: cormorants will rule the world

2021-04-05 Thread mike wilson
> On 04 April 2021 at 22:22 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > > On 4 Apr 2021, at 22:08, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > > Interesting image. > > > > I know, from personal experience, that swans can be very ferocious. > > That’s why cormorants use brass knuckles. Phalacrocorax peakyblinderus > >

Re: PESO: cormorants will rule the world

2021-04-05 Thread mike wilson
> On 04 April 2021 at 23:35 Larry Colen wrote: > > > Elsenet today we’ve been discussing the glory hole at the head of Putah creek > and I stumbled across this video of a cormorant going into the glory hole. > >

Re: PESO Blossom

2021-04-04 Thread mike wilson
? > On 04 April 2021 at 20:00 Toine wrote: > > > I'm not sure. Blackthorn has finished blooming. > > On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 at 20:32, mike wilson wrote: > > > > > > > On 04 April 2021 at 19:00 Toine wrote: > > > > > > > > > Probably Ha

Re: PESO Blossom

2021-04-04 Thread mike wilson
> On 04 April 2021 at 19:00 Toine wrote: > > > Probably Hawthorn: > https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-094-img5142 Seems a bit early. The leaf buds are only just cracking here. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: DP initial review of K-3 III

2021-04-03 Thread mike wilson
> On 03 April 2021 at 15:44 Bill wrote: > > > On 4/3/2021 2:24 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > > >> On 03 April 2021 at 03:39 John wrote: > >> > >> > >> Can't you charge the battery using the original K-3 or K-3 II chargers? Or > >>

Re: DP initial review of K-3 III

2021-04-03 Thread mike wilson
> On 03 April 2021 at 07:04 John Francis wrote: > > > > The one that B have been showing for a while is at least metal, not plastic. > I'm not sure whether the one on the German web page, which is apparently a > special K3 one that is made to look a bit like a pentaprism housing, and has >

Re: DP initial review of K-3 III

2021-04-03 Thread mike wilson
Pentax lens caps seem to be rather expensive as well. I remember one review of lens caps in general that headed the Pentax section with "Same plastic, twice the price" - and they were. > On 03 April 2021 at 04:02 John wrote: > > > Yeah, but is it worth $50 if I'm just going to end up losing

Re: DP initial review of K-3 III

2021-04-03 Thread mike wilson
> On 03 April 2021 at 03:39 John wrote: > > > Can't you charge the battery using the original K-3 or K-3 II chargers? Or > for > that matter, since the K-1 uses the same battery, use that charger? > > As long as the previous versions of the charger work with it, the lack of the > charger

Re: Photographing the "endless diversity" of America by streetlight - Daniel Freedman

2021-03-31 Thread mike wilson
ding a few of the towns with googles  help using the signage on the > buildings.. > > ann > > >  . > On 3/30/2021 3:44 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > > >> On 30 March 2021 at 08:09 Henk Terhell wrote: > >> > >> > >> Fascinating night sce

Re: Photographing the "endless diversity" of America by streetlight - Daniel Freedman

2021-03-30 Thread mike wilson
> On 30 March 2021 at 08:09 Henk Terhell wrote: > > > Fascinating night scenes in this BBC article: > https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-56253450 I find those vaguely disturbing. Can't make my mind up if it's the hint of post-apocalypse or the thought that just out of view is a LEO, one

Re: OT: (or not OT:) process vs. outcome

2021-03-30 Thread mike wilson
Talking of calculators, in a long and convuluted deal I ended up with 10 BNIB, programmable, graphing, colour display, desk calculators. I can't remember the make or model but they are probably Casios. If anyone wants one, they are available for the equivalent of the price of postage. > On

Re: OT: (or not OT:) process vs. outcome

2021-03-28 Thread mike wilson
Didn't want to go near it, in case I got a splinter. Somewhere, I have the circular one I bought in my first year of sixth form. > On 28 March 2021 at 19:25 "P. J. Alling" wrote: > > > Did no one else recognize the horrible pun? > > On 3/28/2021 2:19 PM, Alan C wrote: > > In my youth I was

Re: GESO: Pilgrim's Rest

2021-03-28 Thread mike wilson
I'm curious about the car. At first, I thought it was a Riley RM model, with the split screen and partially faired-in headlights, but the back end doesn't look quite right for any of the versions I remember. Did you get any other pics? -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe

Re: Happy Paul Day

2021-03-26 Thread mike wilson
> On 25 March 2021 at 22:24 Larry Colen wrote: > > > A little bird tells me that Steady Stenquist just completed another 365 day > lap. > > Congratulations, and I hope you have an excellent day. And many more of them! -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an

Re: OT a bit of personal news

2021-03-26 Thread mike wilson
Commiserations/congratulations according to your mood of the moment. Your pictures of your mother, for me, appear to show more than the surface, which is always good for portraiture. > On 26 March 2021 at 01:35 Larry Colen wrote: > > > The good news is that I’ll be driving up to the Oregon

Re: PESO: Yellow wildflower

2021-03-25 Thread mike wilson
Coming through loud and clear. > On 25 March 2021 at 03:47 Alan C wrote: > > > On 24-Mar-21 07:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > "I remember buttercups as a summer flower, not an early spring flower, > but then my memory is not what it used to be" > > I'm called little Buttercup - dear

Re: Test

2021-03-25 Thread mike wilson
icle? > On 25 March 2021 at 08:40 Alan Cole wrote: > > > > -- -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO: Yellow wildflower

2021-03-24 Thread mike wilson
One of the defining characteristics of Ranunculids (buttercups) is that their petals have a smooth, reflective surface, which is not common in other flowering plants. Hypotheses for the presence of this surface range from an extra attractant to pollinating insects to a heat regulating

Re: PESO: Yellow wildflower

2021-03-24 Thread mike wilson
Either one of the Anemoneae or Ranunculeae, which are both in the Ranunculaceae family, would be my best guess. The Ranunculus genus has about 500 species... > On 24 March 2021 at 04:14 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > These small yellow wildflowers appeared across the street this week. >

Re: OT Covid stuff

2021-03-18 Thread mike wilson
Give it about 12 hours. > On 18 March 2021 at 19:10 Bill wrote: > > > Well folks, I've had my first dose of AstraZeneca, and I feel fine. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: Rejoined PDML

2021-03-16 Thread mike wilson
> On 16 March 2021 at 17:44 John wrote: > > > My guess is Pentax would have to have sourced a modified version. > > I don't think Pentax could continue to use a part *KNOWING* it was likely to > fail. Nor do I think they would even if they could get away with it. > > The question is how to

Re: Rejoined PDML

2021-03-15 Thread mike wilson
> On 15 March 2021 at 15:31 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > > On 15 Mar 2021, at 15:24, Bill wrote: > > > >  > >>> On 3/14/2021 21:07:40, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: > >>> Having read much of Napoleon's memoirs, as dictated to Las Cases and > >>> Bertrand, I feel he would never have been content to

Re: OT: A Good Read

2021-03-15 Thread mike wilson
The only places in this solar system that you can get a decent Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster. Zaphod. > On 15 March 2021 at 07:59 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > On Mar 15, 2021, at 12:39 AM, Alan C wrote: > > > > He likes Mars Bars too. > > Why?, are they particularly quiet bars? > > -- >

Re: OT: A Good Read

2021-03-15 Thread mike wilson
We _are_ talking about science fiction. The Doctor. > On 15 March 2021 at 05:35 Alan C wrote: > > > You must have been in a time warp. Published 9th April 2020. > > Alan C > > On 14-Mar-21 10:15 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > I first read it in the early 1970s and

Re: OT: A Good Read

2021-03-14 Thread mike wilson
g list that I'm on. > > > On March 14, 2021 12:49:31 PM PDT, mike wilson > wrote: > > > >> On 14 March 2021 at 17:32 Alan C wrote: > >> > >> > >> I have just read the SciFi novel "K3+" by Erasmo Acosta based on the > >>

Re: OT: A Good Read

2021-03-14 Thread mike wilson
> On 14 March 2021 at 17:32 Alan C wrote: > > > I have just read the SciFi novel "K3+" by Erasmo Acosta based on the > Fermi Paradox (you can look that up yourselves) and perhaps a bit of > "Revelation". A gripping tale which I can highly recommend. Here's something probably less gripping

Re: Rejoined PDML

2021-03-13 Thread mike wilson
After your expedition to find the lost Frans Lanting had returned. > On 13 March 2021 at 12:57 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > Now I remember - didn’t one of the stall holders try to sell them as > grass-fed artisan Weetabix? > > > > > On 13 Mar 2021

Re: Rejoined PDML

2021-03-13 Thread mike wilson
> On 13 March 2021 at 12:10 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > Was I at the Borough Market meet? I can’t remember it even taking place, let > alone who was there. I remember my eyebrows being there. > > Anyway, welcome back! I’ve retired to Worthing and spend my days looking > across the channel

Re: Rejoined PDML

2021-03-13 Thread mike wilson
I think there's a rule about lurking when retired. Especially when one has specialist knowledge about present situations > On 13 March 2021 at 11:06 Alistair Lax wrote: > > > I've just re-joined PDML after about 10 years - not that my absence > would have been noticeable as I was mainly

Re: Dumb memory card question

2021-03-11 Thread mike wilson
I'll give you $1000 for the 8-135. > On 11 March 2021 at 19:48 Bill wrote: > > > I'm planning on giving my K3 and an 8-135 to the grand daughter. The > dumb question is: will she be able to use modern cards in the camera or > will she need to find older cards contemporaneous to the K3? > >

Re: Dumb memory card question

2021-03-11 Thread mike wilson
I've used up to 64Gb. > On 11 March 2021 at 19:48 Bill wrote: > > > I'm planning on giving my K3 and an 8-135 to the grand daughter. The > dumb question is: will she be able to use modern cards in the camera or > will she need to find older cards contemporaneous to the K3? > > thanks > >

Re: A Shot in the Arm

2021-03-06 Thread mike wilson
As part of the data-collecting exercise I participate in (https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/) I ran a blood-based antibody test on myself today. Considering I had my first jab three weeks ago, I had the faintest of positive responses for long term antibodies. Negative for short term. Interesting

Re: OT - a shot in the arm

2021-03-04 Thread mike wilson
021 at 19:42 John wrote: > > > Wasn't "cytokine storm" what made the second wave of Spanish Flu so deadly? > > On 3/4/2021 13:41:08, mike wilson wrote: > > The mRNA types produce two types of immunity. One that is present in bodily > > fluids, such a

Re: OT - a shot in the arm

2021-03-04 Thread mike wilson
u choose one (type of) vaccine over another, given that they all > seem more or less equally effective, have no serious side-effects, and mostly > all require two doses? > > > On 4 Mar 2021, at 17:19, mike wilson wrote: > > > > Excellent stuff! I was spiked a

Re: OT - a shot in the arm

2021-03-04 Thread mike wilson
Excellent stuff! I was spiked about three weeks ago. Knocked me on my backside for a couple of days but wore off very quickly. Mine was Astra-Zeneca (no choice; I would have preferred the mRNA type to the viral vector one) which is supposed to be intramuscular. If that's how it was

Re: EE: Found, not lost

2021-03-03 Thread mike wilson
> On 03 March 2021 at 20:54 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > I haven’t seen this mentioned on the PDML, so in case anyone has missed it > Elliott Erwitt has published a book of previously unpublished photographs > from the early part of his career. > > More details here: > >

Re: Looking for funny text about 67 mirror slap

2021-02-25 Thread mike wilson
> On 25 February 2021 at 21:01 Bill wrote: > > > No, and I thought I had heard every joke about the 6x7. It sounds like > something Mike Johnston would come up with. > > bill Someone wh worked for Delphi. I feel this thread may be a thinly-disguised party for bashing the Pentax 67. If so,

Re: Looking for funny text about 67 mirror slap

2021-02-25 Thread mike wilson
https://groups.google.com/g/rec.photo.equipment.medium-format/c/Cwpq_aGDLnU?pli=1 Scroll all the way down to the post of Jun 14, 1997, 8:00:00 AM by Danny Gonzalez. He quotes a post from the rec.photo.equipment.medium-format (Yahoo?) newsgroup of 9 months previously. It has the quote you are

Re: iPhone Fun

2021-02-21 Thread mike wilson
hink it was a good thing and should continue. I'd volunteer if I thought I > could do a competent job, but I think it should be someone who IS competent. > > On 2/20/2021 15:49:35, mike wilson wrote: > > > >> On 20 February 2021 at 20:34 "Daniel J. Matyola" >

Re: iPhone Fun

2021-02-20 Thread mike wilson
> On 20 February 2021 at 20:24 John wrote: > > > The thing about cell phone photos is I don't know any way to get them onto my > computer other than sending them to myself vial email. I just plug my phone into a USB port and use the OS file manager to transfer them. Easy peasy. --

Re: iPhone Fun

2021-02-20 Thread mike wilson
> On 20 February 2021 at 20:34 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > I agree about the importance of pleasing yourself. Deliberate attemopts to be Mark!ed didn't count even when it was a thing. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to

Re: Unclogging printer head

2021-02-16 Thread mike wilson
If you have access to the ink port on the head and can obtain a disposable hypodermic, you could try fitting it directly to the port (I found a 5ml one worked best; might be different for other models) and filling the barrel with a mix of IPA and distilled or deionised water. Put the plunger

Re: Bong Manayon

2021-02-15 Thread mike wilson
> On 15 February 2021 at 13:35 David J Brooks wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 1:33 PM Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > > > > > > > We should reach out to the other PDMLers who have stopped stopping by, like > > Knarf, to see how they are doing and what photography they have been able > >

Re: Happy Valentines Day!

2021-02-14 Thread mike wilson
> On 14 February 2021 at 20:21 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > On Feb 14, 2021, at 12:11 PM, John wrote: > > > > I tripped & fell and somehow managed to rip the display off the back of my > > K-1. Instead of hanging by 4 legs it's now hanging by one. I can't see any > > damage to the

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

2021-02-13 Thread mike wilson
oded or reactionary attitudes." > > > > Dan Matyola > > > >> On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 6:14 AM mike wilson > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>> On 13 February 2021 at 11:08 Bob Pdml wrote: > >>> > >>> &g

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

2021-02-13 Thread mike wilson
Looks like we are seperated not only by geography and a common language. 8 -) > On 13 February 2021 at 13:42 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > Thanks, Mike and Bob, for your interesting and informative comments. I > appreciate them all, and much of that I knew already. > > The article,

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

2021-02-13 Thread mike wilson
> On 13 February 2021 at 11:16 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > On 13 Feb 2021, at 11:14, mike wilson wrote: > > > >  > >> On 13 February 2021 at 11:08 Bob Pdml wrote: > >> > >> > >> The word mignon, in troglodyte mignon, is often use

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

2021-02-13 Thread mike wilson
is so secretive that it is rarely seen. It does make a lot of noise, though. So a perfect descriptor. > > > On 13 Feb 2021, at 11:01, mike wilson wrote: > > > >  > >> On 12 February 2021 at 22:23 "Daniel J. Matyola" > >> wrote: > >&g

Re: OT: Species of Birds Named By People Who Clearly Hate Birds

2021-02-13 Thread mike wilson
> On 12 February 2021 at 22:23 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > https://twistedsifter.com/2021/02/funny-bird-species-names-compilation/ > Quite the opposite in most cases. Some (e.g. Smew) are onomatopoeic versions of the bid's call. Others (troglodyte mignon) refer to behaviour or

Re: LINK TO ARCHIVES

2021-02-12 Thread mike wilson
Apparently, the new software has a different archiver. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Mailman#Features > On 12 February 2021 at 06:28 Alan C wrote: > > > Thanks, Brian > > I found both of those but they are not as user friendly as the Pipermail > one. > > The "link" at the bottom changed

Re: LINK TO ARCHIVES

2021-02-11 Thread mike wilson
This? https://pdml.net/empathy/list/pdml.pdml.net > On 11 February 2021 at 17:36 Alan C wrote: > > > What happened to the link to thePDML archives? > > Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO: I'm not going by bike today

2021-02-08 Thread mike wilson
I'll swap you for the almost-solid six weeks of sleety rain we've had here. I don't know whether to grow fur or fins. > On 07 February 2021 at 19:04 Paul Sorenson wrote: > > > Don't spend a lot of time wishing for snow.  We've gotten about 16 > inches of the stuff in the last week or so and

Re: February PUG is up

2021-02-05 Thread mike wilson
> On 05 February 2021 at 17:34 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > Kilimanjaro is on my bucket list, but it looks like I will not make it > there. https://youtu.be/SJUhlRoBL8M -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Panoramore; Three Graces and a string of sausages

2021-02-03 Thread mike wilson
> On 03 February 2021 at 20:52 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > your stuff is always a pleasure to view...except for the one of "Graces" > - who apparently think they are above wearing masks... like contrast > with couple in the background. Good shot, bad girls. Masks not required in the open

OT M mount 17mm

2021-02-03 Thread mike wilson
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/atoll-ultra-wide-17mm-art-lens/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/atoll-ultra-wide-17mm-art-lens/faqs Lomo wants a $399 pledge. Not sure if that is the final price - seems low but my Daguerrotype Achromat was only slightly more

Re: PESO: Bright Red

2021-01-30 Thread mike wilson
I would guess cristatella (British soldiers) or possibly botrytes, based on its location. > On 30 January 2021 at 15:09 Toine wrote: > > > I found lots of bright red on a grey day: > > https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-045-img4737 > https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-046-img4728

Re: LR6

2021-01-25 Thread mike wilson
> On 25 January 2021 at 09:12 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 25/1/21, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >It's Mark's baby > > MIKE! > I think I have a tapeworm. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdm

Re: LR6

2021-01-25 Thread mike wilson
> On 24 January 2021 at 20:52 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > MIKE Er, no. 1. It's Mark's baby and is distinctively his. 2. Despite repeated whitelisting, a number of people _never_ appear in my inbox. Others only intermittently. Raking them out of spam means that the context is missing and

Re: GESO Highlanders

2021-01-25 Thread mike wilson
> On 25 January 2021 at 08:18 Toine wrote: > > > > You did them both as portraits because there can be only one? > > Eh... Two different cows, two portraits. It's a reference to the film. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander_(film) > > On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 21:56, Larry Colen wrote:

Re: GESO Highlanders

2021-01-24 Thread mike wilson
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) > On 24 January 2021 at 15:54 Toine wrote: > > > Thanks. You probably viewed: > https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#=1=006-043-img4609 > I forgot to check what tree it is. Very odd bark. > > On Sun, 24 Jan 2021 at 16:34, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > > Dashing

Re: OT For your amusement

2021-01-24 Thread mike wilson
> On 24 January 2021 at 09:36 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 19, 2021, at 1:42 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > > > I used to have a toy model of the Green Hornet car, with Kato leaning out > > of the window. > > > > Kato was played by Bruce Lee! > > Very cool. > > I’m a little bit

Re: Quotes

2021-01-23 Thread mike wilson
> On 23 January 2021 at 21:43 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > > > On 23 Jan 2021, at 21:39, mike wilson wrote: > >> > >> I asked Mark about that a few weeks ago. He said that someone gave him so > >> much shit (my words not his) about something in it las

Re: Quotes

2021-01-23 Thread mike wilson
> On 23 January 2021 at 21:18 Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 23, 2021, at 12:34 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > > Maybe I'm being slower than usual or just not paying attention but - no > > quotes list this year? > > I asked Mark about tha

Quotes

2021-01-23 Thread mike wilson
Maybe I'm being slower than usual or just not paying attention but - no quotes list this year? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: OT: SSD

2021-01-23 Thread mike wilson
> On 23 January 2021 at 14:48 Alan C wrote: > > > I recently saw an ad for an internal laptop SSD with a built in USB3 > socket. Try as I might, I can't find it again. This could be very > advantageous for me as my laptop is only USB2 with no Express Card slot. > > Anyone? No sign of

Re: PESO: Lion Pair

2021-01-16 Thread mike wilson
He doesn't have to do it _well_. > On 16 January 2021 at 15:13 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > She doesn’t look very impressed. > > Good shot though! > > > On 16 Jan 2021, at 14:43, Alan C wrote: > > > > A peek into the private life of a Lion. They call him the "King of the > > Beasts" because he

Re: Happy Birthday Cotty

2021-01-15 Thread mike wilson
And many more of them! > On 15 January 2021 at 01:11 Larry Colen wrote: > > > Ya doddering old sod. > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: OT Danish kid's TV

2021-01-08 Thread mike wilson
> On 08 January 2021 at 21:56 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > > > On 8 Jan 2021, at 21:49, mike wilson wrote: > > > >  > >> On 08 January 2021 at 21:23 Bob Pdml wrote: > >> > >> > >> The Scandinavians do tend to get things rig

Re: OT Danish kid's TV

2021-01-08 Thread mike wilson
e Danes think this is appropriate for children's > > television, is hilarious, because I must laugh at the absurdity or I would > > surly cry about the idiocy. > > > >> On 1/7/2021 1:10 PM, mike wilson wrote: > >> Not only might be construed as NSFW - it's pos

OT Danish kid's TV

2021-01-07 Thread mike wilson
Not only might be construed as NSFW - it's positively eyewatering. https://www.dr.dk/drtv/episode/john-dillermand_-john-dillermand_227290 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: #45

2021-01-07 Thread mike wilson
> On 07 January 2021 at 13:08 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > Pence could be the USA’s Admiral Doenitz When it needed a von Stauffenberg > > > On 7 Jan 2021, at 12:54, Bill wrote: > > > > Impeachment with conviction in the Senate would prevent him from holding > > office in the future. There are

Re: help with labels

2021-01-07 Thread mike wilson
he second time did the trick... as I wrote off list > > > > writing this response to list to save other possible helpers some work :-) > > > > You're the best > > > > ann > > > > On 1/6/2021 3:49 PM, mike wilson wrote: > >> In LibreOffice Writer, I c

Re: help with labels

2021-01-06 Thread mike wilson
In LibreOffice Writer, I can use File -> New -> Labels and I get a dialogue box that has a dropdown menu for Brand. In there are templates for Avery letter size, including 5160. Maybe the same route works for OpenOffice? If not, I've saved a document in .odt format and can send it to you.

Re: Happy New Year

2021-01-06 Thread mike wilson
> On 06 January 2021 at 17:21 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > > > On 6 Jan 2021, at 16:36, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > > > > And it's not only Russian. The Croats have the wonderful word > > 'rajsferšlus'. I'll let you guess what that could be... > > I know what that means, but I’ll keep my

Re: Happy New Year

2021-01-06 Thread mike wilson
> On 06 January 2021 at 15:12 Boris Liberman wrote: > Beside learning Russian alphabet - did you go further? When we met, 15 > years ago, I don't recall you trying to say anything in Russian. Not in our > presence, at least. >From my visits in the early 2000s, I managed to pick up a little of

Re: Happy New Year

2021-01-03 Thread mike wilson
> On 03 January 2021 at 16:25 Boris Liberman wrote: > > > Normans (who spoke Old French) almost killed English. I think it was late > Old English or something. > > But indeed many words in modern English that seem to be of Latin origin, > actually came via French speaking Normans. > > I

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