Re: OT now 18-270 geese

2021-03-29 Thread P. J. Alling
They were nice, but, they were not geese... (And, yes, I did read Larry's earlier explanation). On 3/28/2021 11:52 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I like the bird shots. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 6:03

Re: OT now 18-270 geese

2021-03-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I like the bird shots. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 6:03 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Mar 28, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > > > > Image? > > OK, nothing special, just some quick

Re: OT now 18-270 geese

2021-03-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Ah, yes. Happens to me all the time. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 6:10 PM Larry Colen wrote: > OK, that was supposed to be geso not geese, but my laptop autocorrected > me. I was able to ressurect a

Re: OT now 18-270 geese

2021-03-28 Thread Larry Colen
OK, that was supposed to be geso not geese, but my laptop autocorrected me. I was able to ressurect a couple of old broken macbook pros to make one that works, apart from the detail that it keeps crashing on me, and various settings seem to be borked. I want mail to highlight spelling errors,

Re: OT now 18-270 geese

2021-03-28 Thread Larry Colen
> On Mar 28, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Image? OK, nothing special, just some quick and dirties with just basic cropping and exposure adjustment. I also added a few of the camellia tree in my front yard that I took while I was standing there with the camera and new

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-20 Thread ann sanfedele
Motel didn't have a restaurant... we called a couple of places in town.  It's possible we should not have told anyone that the sherrif gave us the bird and fish :-)   I said kid -- but actually a young man who took the bounty home, I believe... I should read my journal notesagainto see if I

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-20 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's a good story. What travelling is all about. I wonder if the kid got the motel chef to cook it for the staff... > On 20 Jun 2018, at 16:16, ann sanfedele wrote: > > My research determined we didn't go there either... also, missed by a hair... > I confused it with the near ghost town of

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-20 Thread ann sanfedele
My research determined we didn't go there either... also, missed by a hair... I confused it with the near ghost town of Darwin.. which we passed through on the way from Lone Pine -to- Death Valley in 1984and where I did do a bit of shooting of tumbledown old west structures. We did go to

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-20 Thread Alan C
Luckily you got out! Alan C On 06/20/2018 4:41 PM, Jostein wrote: I missed it by a whisker on my roadtrip in 2013. I came down hwy 394 from Bishop and had made a stopover at White Mountain and the Bristlecone pines. I noticed the sign, but decided I rather wanted to spend some extra time in

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-20 Thread Jostein
I missed it by a whisker on my roadtrip in 2013. I came down hwy 394 from Bishop and had made a stopover at White Mountain and the Bristlecone pines. I noticed the sign, but decided I rather wanted to spend some extra time in Death Valley. Jostein Den 18.06.2018 05:02, skrev ann sanfedele:

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-19 Thread Sandy Harris
A million pesos is about $20,000 US so most of these are dirt cheap by Western standards. Lots of similar deals elsewhere in the Philippines or in other low-income countries: http://www.dumagueteproperties.com/properties/index.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
"All I want is a room somewhere, Far away from the cold night air, With one enormous chair: Oh wouldn't that be loverly!" G — A bigger hammer has a limit. > On Jun 17, 2018, at 10:38 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > Back now. Seems cheap but I'm used to European prices. Wonder if it sold? > >>

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-17 Thread mike wilson
Back now. Seems cheap but I'm used to European prices. Wonder if it sold? > On 17 June 2018 at 20:14 Jostein wrote: > > > It must have gone viral by the time I picked up on it, so it's probably > due to server overload. Try again. Real estate agent's site is here, for > a headline view. >

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-17 Thread ann sanfedele
Now I have to hunt in my journalfrom 1984 to see if we went to that ghost town -- we stayed in Lone Pinea couple of days ann On 6/17/2018 1:28 PM, Jostein wrote: If I find'em, I might buy this: http://ghosttownforsale.com/ :-) Jostein -- ann sanfedele photography

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-17 Thread Rick Womer
The 22 “structures” must include that collapsed railroad trestle and a few outhouses. > On Jun 17, 2018, at 1:28 PM, Jostein wrote: > > If I find'em, I might buy this: > http://ghosttownforsale.com/ > > :-) > > Jostein > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-17 Thread Jostein
It must have gone viral by the time I picked up on it, so it's probably due to server overload. Try again. Real estate agent's site is here, for a headline view. http://www.listingserver.com/HotSheet.aspx?aid=1994 Jostein Den 17.06.2018 20:47, skrev mike wilson: On 17 June 2018 at 18:28

Re: OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-17 Thread mike wilson
> On 17 June 2018 at 18:28 Jostein wrote: > > > If I find'em, I might buy this: > http://ghosttownforsale.com/ > > :-) 500 - Internal server error. There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed. 8 -( -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT - Now where did I put that million dollars

2018-06-17 Thread Jostein
If I find'em, I might buy this: http://ghosttownforsale.com/ :-) Jostein -- 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 Now that Nikon has released the 5D just moments out of the gate Canon releases the Nikon 5D killer.

2016-02-02 Thread John
On 2/2/2016 11:35 AM, Bill wrote: On 2/2/2016 10:06 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Kind of make me happy to be in the backwater of Pentax. No need to worry that the my newly pre purchased Nikon has suddenly been eclipsed by the behemoth from Canon. I have noticed that both have opted for a 20mp

Re: OT Now that Nikon has released the 5D just moments out of the gate Canon releases the Nikon 5D killer.

2016-02-02 Thread P.J. Alling
On 2/2/2016 11:35 AM, Bill wrote: On 2/2/2016 10:06 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Kind of make me happy to be in the backwater of Pentax. No need to worry that the my newly pre purchased Nikon has suddenly been eclipsed by the behemoth from Canon. I have noticed that both have opted for a 20mp

Re: OT Now that Nikon has released the 5D just moments out of the gate Canon releases the Nikon 5D killer.

2016-02-02 Thread Bill
On 2/2/2016 4:28 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 2/2/2016 11:35 AM, Bill wrote: On 2/2/2016 10:06 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Kind of make me happy to be in the backwater of Pentax. No need to worry that the my newly pre purchased Nikon has suddenly been eclipsed by the behemoth from Canon. I have

OT Now that Nikon has released the 5D just moments out of the gate Canon releases the Nikon 5D killer.

2016-02-02 Thread P.J. Alling
Kind of make me happy to be in the backwater of Pentax. No need to worry that the my newly pre purchased Nikon has suddenly been eclipsed by the behemoth from Canon. I have noticed that both have opted for a 20mp sensor. I've also noticed that the Canon has been described as feeling like a

Re: OT Now that Nikon has released the 5D just moments out of the gate Canon releases the Nikon 5D killer.

2016-02-02 Thread Bill
On 2/2/2016 10:06 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Kind of make me happy to be in the backwater of Pentax. No need to worry that the my newly pre purchased Nikon has suddenly been eclipsed by the behemoth from Canon. I have noticed that both have opted for a 20mp sensor. I've also noticed that the

OT: NOW Time Warner RoadRunner appears to be down.

2014-04-11 Thread jsessoms002
Looks like their SMTP server is FUBAR Problems with RoadRunner email. Sending of message failed. An error occurred sending mail: SMTP server smtp-server.nc.rr.com is unknown. The server may be incorrectly configured. Please verify that your SMTP server settings are correct and try again. My

Re: OT: NOW Time Warner RoadRunner appears to be down.

2014-04-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I'm having no problems with roadrunner tonight but then, I'm nyc.rr ann On 4/11/2014 22:49, jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Looks like their SMTP server is FUBAR Problems with RoadRunner email. Sending of message failed. An error occurred sending mail: SMTP server smtp-server.nc.rr.com is

Re: OT: NOW Time Warner RoadRunner appears to be down.

2014-04-11 Thread jsessoms002
Thanks. That tells me the problem is here in NC. Time Warner doesn't seem to have a network status page that I can find, but a couple of third party network problem maps are showing outages in Raleigh Charlotte. It also seems to be intermittent with the server coming up occasionally.

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-03 Thread Bob Sullivan
ohn, Tom's right, step into the 2nd decade. Sent from my Chrome browser after reading my gmail account. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: John, This is in jest. Sorry about your troubles. For God's sake man, step into the second decade of the

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-03 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I use google chrome only when Firefox acts up... when on facebook play words with friends the advantage to firefox is you don't get an ad popping up after every move. you get a nice little screen that is TYRING to give you an ad but can't. A distinct advantage. just gives you a little screen

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-03 Thread John Sessoms
From: Tom C John, This is in jest. Sorry about your troubles. For God's sake man, step into the second decade of the 21st century and use Chrome. Who cares if it's a Google product? If you've been semi-conscious you'd know that it doesn't matter what ISP, email provider, or telecommunications

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Stan Halpin Just out of curiosity, what sort of horror stories have you heard about Safari? I have used Safari since it was introduced last century sometime, have never seen any reason to try anything different . . . Is the horror related to something it does, or to something people think

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: mike wilson On 01/07/2013, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I cannot log in to Mozilla.org support. It tells me my username or password is incorrect. I cannot create a new account because my existing account is already linked to my email address. I will have to create a new

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-02 Thread Tom C
John, This is in jest. Sorry about your troubles. For God's sake man, step into the second decade of the 21st century and use Chrome. Who cares if it's a Google product? If you've been semi-conscious you'd know that it doesn't matter what ISP, email provider, or telecommunications company you

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-01 Thread John Sessoms
From: Paul Sorenson Have you considered uninstalling Firefox and re-installing the lates version? I have thought about it. I'm still thinking about it. I'm trying to decide if that would increase or decrease the amount of aggravation I have to put up with from them. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
I did an upgrade recently by just copying over the old version and it was still wonky. Did a complete uninstall/reinstall and now all is well. -p Sent from my iPad On Jul 1, 2013, at 10:07 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Paul Sorenson Have you considered uninstalling

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-01 Thread Stan Halpin
Just out of curiosity, what sort of horror stories have you heard about Safari? I have used Safari since it was introduced last century sometime, have never seen any reason to try anything different . . . Is the horror related to something it does, or to something people think it should do that

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-01 Thread Bruce Walker
My Safari horror story is simple: it's an unbelievable memory hog. Left alone it quickly eats up all the available memory on a Mac OS X system, any version. Besides that it used to be my favourite browser client. I like its bookmarks handling (very much like an outliner app; I organize my

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-01 Thread steve harley
on 2013-07-01 17:12 Stan Halpin wrote Just out of curiosity, what sort of horror stories have you heard about Safari? Safari is pretty good; it does eat memory, but i have 16GB; Chrome eats memory too, possibly more (see chrome://memory-redirect ) i use Safari with a Javascript blocker,

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-07-01 Thread mike wilson
On 01/07/2013, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I cannot log in to Mozilla.org support. It tells me my username or password is incorrect. I cannot create a new account because my existing account is already linked to my email address. I will have to create a new email account if I

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread Rob Studdert
Just go to the add-on's manager and un-tick the update add-ons automatically checkbox. On 30 June 2013 09:37, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Started this morning. Every time I open a browser I get a second tab to check update my plugins. Anybody got an idea how to make this GO THE

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
NO. Google is already too intrusive. I'm having trouble with YouTube every time I make a comment wants me to link the comment to my Google+ page. I hate being badgered by idiot software. From: Bruce Walker Try Chrome. Not too dissimilar UI, much better behaved app. On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
I'm using an older version of Firefox [3.6.6] mainly because it doesn't do several things the newer version does that annoy me very much. The tick box is not there. I searched around in the Tools Options and finally found a check box for automatically search for updates, but I'm still

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013, John Sessoms wrote: I'm using an older version of Firefox [3.6.6] mainly because it doesn't do several things the newer version does that annoy me very much. The tick box is not there. I searched around in the Tools Options and finally found a check box for

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Aahz Maruch Honestly, this really is for your own good. I bet that if you disable all plugins and extensions, this problem goes away. If you have JavaScript enabled, you REALLY need to upgrade, or you're asking to get cracked. Ditto if you access any SSL-enabled sites. I'm personally

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 6/30/2013 11:53, Aahz Maruch wrote: ... Honestly, this really is for your own good. I bet that if you disable all plugins and extensions, this problem goes away. If you have JavaScript enabled, you REALLY need to upgrade, or you're asking to get cracked. Ditto if you access any

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ann Sanfedele On 6/30/2013 11:53, Aahz Maruch wrote: ... Honestly, this really is for your own good. I bet that if you disable all plugins and extensions, this problem goes away. If you have JavaScript enabled, you REALLY need to upgrade, or you're asking to get cracked. Ditto if you

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Have you considered uninstalling Firefox and re-installing the lates version? -p On 6/30/2013 11:21 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Ann Sanfedele On 6/30/2013 11:53, Aahz Maruch wrote: ... Honestly, this really is for your own good. I bet that if you disable all plugins and extensions, this

OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-29 Thread John Sessoms
Started this morning. Every time I open a browser I get a second tab to check update my plugins. Anybody got an idea how to make this GO THE F### AWAY!!? Firefox help is less than useless. I might as well be using Internet Exploder. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Now Mozilla is getting on my nerves.

2013-06-29 Thread Bruce Walker
Try Chrome. Not too dissimilar UI, much better behaved app. On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 7:37 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Started this morning. Every time I open a browser I get a second tab to check update my plugins. Anybody got an idea how to make this GO THE F### AWAY!!?

OT - Now I Feel Stupid

2012-01-04 Thread Tom C
From todays Writer's Almanac: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2012/01/04 Today is the birthday of Sir Isaac Newton, born in Woolsthorpe, England (1643). He was born very prematurely, and it was said that he could fit into a quart pot. His father had died three months before

Re: OT - Now I Feel Stupid

2012-01-04 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:29:54 -0700 Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: From todays Writer's Almanac: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2012/01/04 Generally suppressed are the million plus word he wrote on religion, 650,000 words on alchemy and that he proudly died a virgin --

Re: OT - Now I Feel Stupid

2012-01-04 Thread Darren Addy
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Bran Everseeking bran.everseek...@sasktel.net wrote: Generally suppressed are the million plus word he wrote on religion, I agree, Bran. Apparently much of it was destroyed by his family. I find his views about the Trinity especially interesting/enlightened.

Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!

2011-06-15 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ecke PDML man that sucks...I'd offer you a spare for postage but you could probably buy a new one for that... sorry to hear... 2011/6/13 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my

Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!

2011-06-15 Thread John Sessoms
: OT: Now I'm pissed off! Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my surge protector. Nothing else appears to have been affected, including some stuff that was not on the surge protector. - No virus found in this message

Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!

2011-06-15 Thread steve harley
On 2011-06-15 09:40 , John Sessoms wrote: The printer was six years old. Nothing special, just plain vanilla BW laser for general printing, but it was reliable. i'm a fan of the 1990s HP LaserJets; i'm currently using a LaserJet 4000 TN i got at a yard sale for $30 (with four toner

Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!

2011-06-13 Thread Ecke PDML
-Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 6:50 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: Now I'm pissed off! Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my surge protector. Nothing else appears to have been

OT: Now I'm pissed off!

2011-06-12 Thread John Sessoms
Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my surge protector. Nothing else appears to have been affected, including some stuff that was not on the surge protector. Damnit! I can't afford not to have a document printer. -

Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!

2011-06-12 Thread Ecke PDML
man that sucks...I'd offer you a spare for postage but you could probably buy a new one for that... sorry to hear... 2011/6/13 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my surge protector.

Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!

2011-06-12 Thread John Mullan
Subject: OT: Now I'm pissed off! Lightning strike nearby just fried my laser printer (utility document printer). It was plugged in through my surge protector. Nothing else appears to have been affected, including some stuff that was not on the surge protector. Damnit! I can't afford not to have

OT: now try to use mail client again

2009-09-24 Thread John Sessoms
TEST, please ignore. -- 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: now try to use mail client again

2009-09-24 Thread P. J. Alling
John you know better than that. John Sessoms wrote: TEST, please ignore. -- 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. -- The free man owns

OT: now we are three

2008-02-10 Thread Alastair Robertson
Warning Gratuitous Feline Imagery (and certainly not art!) and not even taken with a pentax! Our household is now back to 3 after our dear cat Abby died last year. The new kitten (name still under debate - possibly Tosca or Florence) is showing signs of lively intelligence here she is watching

Re: OT: now we are three

2008-02-10 Thread David J Brooks
Nice ones(from a cat owner.:-)) Our new one watches hockey games. Dave On Feb 10, 2008 4:19 AM, Alastair Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Warning Gratuitous Feline Imagery (and certainly not art!) and not even taken with a pentax! Our household is now back to 3 after our dear cat Abby

Re: OT: now we are three

2008-02-10 Thread Timber
A photo made with sony on a Pentax List??? This is blasphemy! This is madness! :D Anyway. Nice cat and a well captured moment. I think Florence is better :D Cheers, Timber Alastair Robertson wrote: Warning Gratuitous Feline Imagery (and certainly not art!) and not even taken with a pentax!

Re: OT: now we are three

2008-02-10 Thread P. J. Alling
Heck, we tolerate Canon shooters here and worse... Timber wrote: A photo made with sony on a Pentax List??? This is blasphemy! This is madness! :D Anyway. Nice cat and a well captured moment. I think Florence is better :D Cheers, Timber Alastair Robertson wrote: Warning Gratuitous

OT - Now I know!

2006-06-28 Thread Cotty
http://www.planetdan.net/pics/babies/index.htm Well OT, but raised a laugh! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: OT - Now I know!

2006-06-28 Thread Bob W
Yes, fine. But what I want to know is, where do those stripey jumpers come from? -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: 28 June 2006 20:15 To: pentax list Subject: OT - Now I know! http://www.planetdan.net

Re: OT - Now I know!

2006-06-28 Thread brooksdj
http://www.planetdan.net/pics/babies/index.htm Well OT, but raised a laugh! -- Cheers, Cotty You need a part time job Mate. :-) Dave ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT - Now I know!

2006-06-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/6/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Yes, fine. But what I want to know is, where do those stripey jumpers come from? LOL -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: OT - Now I know!

2006-06-28 Thread frank theriault
On 6/28/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.planetdan.net/pics/babies/index.htm Well OT, but raised a laugh! Educational ~and~ fun to look at. Reminds me that I have to get my mid-70's perm on the go again. Then I'll be a babe-magnet just like back in the day... cheers, frank --

Re: OT - Now I know!

2006-06-28 Thread David Savage
ROTFLMAO ...but where's the stork? Dave On 6/29/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.planetdan.net/pics/babies/index.htm Well OT, but raised a laugh! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

OT: now Re: PESO: Two from the garden

2006-06-27 Thread Don Williams
I was fishing once in a mountain stream in the Cape, allowing my fly to dance on some rapids, when a dragon fly landed on my finger. I remained still and watched him. He flew off and I cast again. Half a minute later the fly landed on the same finger with a moth in it's jaws. I watched it eat

OT: Now I don't feel so all-alone

2006-03-08 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
At 10:06 AM 3/8/2006, you wrote: Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 13:34:52 + (GMT) From: Colin J [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PDML Flame Wars - was Re: which camera to buy? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding:

RE: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now)

2004-08-26 Thread Mick Maguire
Gonz wrote: Now if only we could get digital microphones and digital speakers!!! When I last bought higher end audio back in the late eighties CD's were taking off big time in the UK. At that time manufacturers were branding everything including speakers as being digital ready, or digital

RE: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now)

2004-08-26 Thread Rob Studdert
On 26 Aug 2004 at 9:10, Mick Maguire wrote: For some reason I cant get excited about digital - maybe it's because I have spent the past 20 years writing PC software. So why is this? Do you just not like the thought of having to spend more time in front of a monitor when post processing or is

Re: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now)

2004-08-26 Thread Gonz
Yes there's alot of digital hype out there. I don't think there will ever truly be digital speakers and mics. This was tongue and cheek. I mean, how would they work? There is always going to be an analog interface to the real world. As far as archivability, this is a big problem. CD's and

RE: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now)

2004-08-26 Thread Mick Maguire
Rob Studdert write: So why is this? Do you just not like the thought of having to spend more time in front of a monitor when post processing or is the analogue process somehow inherently more satisfying to you? A bit of both I guess, I don't want my hobby cross fertilizing with my job (it stops

RE: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now)

2004-08-26 Thread Rob Studdert
On 26 Aug 2004 at 9:46, Mick Maguire wrote: You may not have the problems so much (as you are prepared to look after the output carefully) however, I am finding increasingly that my old music CDs (some go back to the mid 80's) are degrading - sound quality is impaired but some have even

RE: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now)

2004-08-26 Thread J. C. O'Connell
] Subject: RE: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now) Gonz wrote: Now if only we could get digital microphones and digital speakers!!! When I last bought higher end audio back in the late eighties CD's were taking off big time in the UK. At that time manufacturers were branding

RE: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now)

2004-08-26 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Who says DVD(r) is any better than CD(r) for archival storage? JCO -Original Message- From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 9:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now) On 26 Aug 2004 at 9:10

Re: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now)

2004-08-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Mick, Herein lies the issue: We all keep talking about Joe Public (Sixpack) and his issues with archiving. The reality is that whether he is shooting film or digital, he isn't archiving in any manner that will provide longevity. With film, if he isn't throwing his negs away, he is just throwing

RE: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now)

2004-08-26 Thread Mick Maguire
, it's the primary output! -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 12:40 PM To: Mick Maguire Subject: Re: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now) Mick, Herein lies the issue: We all keep talking about Joe Public (Sixpack

Re: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now)

2004-08-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
Message- MM From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] MM Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 12:40 PM MM To: Mick Maguire MM Subject: Re: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now) MM Mick, MM Herein lies the issue: MM We all keep talking about Joe Public (Sixpack) and his issues

Re: 35 vs digi - Some points to ponder. (kind of OT now)

2004-08-26 Thread Jim Apilado
of OT now) MM Mick, MM Herein lies the issue: MM We all keep talking about Joe Public (Sixpack) and his issues with MM archiving. The reality is that whether he is shooting film or MM digital, he isn't archiving in any manner that will provide longevity. MM With film, if he isn't

Re: OT now -- Why digital cameras = better photographers - BBC news

2004-01-20 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Keith Whaley wrote: Which brings up a question. Is it only BBC programming one pays for, or do you have to add a bit for ITV? I can't imagine ITV is free! ITV is free, as are Channel4 and Channel5. And if you pay for a digital encoder (from 30 pounds I believe, one off)

Really, Really OT now:

2003-10-10 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Keith wrote: I suspect one of the few cars that might match it in pur sang fun would have been an early 4-banger Morgan. Boring! Try one of the three-wheelers with a methanol drinking OHV 1000+cc v twin on the front. Driven by a lunatic. Until you've been on one wheel in a three wheel

OT: Now ...

2003-09-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
... I've found a 43/1.9 in Germany, but is there one in NA that's available? -- -- Collin Brendemuehl KC8TKA The problems are so over-rated. -- Petula Clark --

OT now: Re:  Cheap SLRs, WAS: K and M lenses are now obsolete!!! (was:FAJlenses)

2003-02-12 Thread David Brooks
Begin Original Message From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dave, You ought to buy it now if you can. Bronica is offering a $450 rebate until March. That makes the RF645 and the 65mm normal lens cost about $1150, which is a screaming bargain. Thanks Mike. This works out to about

Re: Pentax FA 80-320mm zoom DISCONTINUED and OT now...

2002-10-19 Thread gfen
On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, CBWaters wrote: I think he's turning Japanese I think he's turning Japanese I really think so. The thing is, do you know what this song is actually about? Well, it IS Friday isn't it? Nah, its Saturday now. I'm supposed to be at home painting, but I'm not... I

OT Paint was Re: Pentax FA 80-320mm zoom DISCONTINUED and OT now...

2002-10-19 Thread Dan Scott
On Saturday, October 19, 2002, at 10:42 AM, gfen wrote: Nah, its Saturday now. I'm supposed to be at home painting, but I'm not... I really don't want to paint, I don';t even know how.. (stalling) Dear stalling, We've found that the spilling paint technique works very well—provided you

Re: Pentax FA 80-320mm zoom DISCONTINUED and OT now...

2002-10-19 Thread frank theriault
I do, I do!! Which is why I didn't comment on it... vbg -frank gfen wrote: The thing is, do you know what this song is actually about? -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer

Re: Pentax FA 80-320mm zoom DISCONTINUED and OT now...

2002-10-18 Thread CBWaters
I think he's turning Japanese I think he's turning Japanese I really think so. Well, it IS Friday isn't it? Cory Waters 4 bodies and only the non-Pentax one is several pounds over weight ;) - Original Message - From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday,

Vs: Way OT now: New Limited Lenses?

2002-08-11 Thread Raimo Korhonen
] Päivä: 10. elokuuta 2002 21:19 Aihe: Way OT now: New Limited Lenses? snip My Leica requires service regularly (every other year or so) no matter how many (or few) shots I take with it. Slow speeds get slower, rangefinders need tweaking. I love my Leica, but I fail to understand why people

Way OT now: New Limited Lenses?

2002-08-10 Thread Cmlillja55
Leica never, ever made a camera like the PZ or the LX, either. Leica offers real product support to their customers, and never made a camera that required service every 1500 exposures. William Robb Good thing, too. If what I hear about the reliability of the R series is true. My Leica

Re: Way OT now: New Limited Lenses?

2002-08-10 Thread Len Paris
Subject: Way OT now: New Limited Lenses? Leica never, ever made a camera like the PZ or the LX, either. Leica offers real product support to their customers, and never made a camera that required service every 1500 exposures. William Robb Good thing, too. If what I hear about

We're so far OT now, who knows what it was before

2001-08-23 Thread Robert Payne
... The kiwi is a major New Zealand export, and by extension New Zealanders sometimes are referred to as kiwis. * Thanks Bob, I knew about the fruit, just not the context in * which it was used in the fush and chups joke :) Yawn cuz I got here early today, Robert - This message is from the

Re: Pretty well completely OT now. Re: Digtal is here. Film production to be stopped!

2001-01-07 Thread Aaron Reynolds
William Robb wrote: Umm, while I understand Aarons trepadition, and understand what he is saying, there is also the possibility that people who had been there 30 years may have simply outlived their economic usefulness. It would not be the first time a company has dumped old staff for

Re: Pretty well completely OT now. Re: Digtal is here. Film production to be stopped!

2001-01-07 Thread aimcompute
BIG MISTAKE? -Original Message- From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, January 07, 2001 3:57 PM Subject: Re: Pretty well completely OT now. Re: Digtal is here. Film production to be stopped! But they didn't REPLACE them, they just

Re: Pretty well completely OT now. Re: Digtal is here. Film production to be stopped!

2001-01-07 Thread William Robb
01 5:49 PM Subject: Re: Pretty well completely OT now. Re: Digtal is here. Film production to be stopped! William Robb wrote: Umm, while I understand Aarons trepadition, and understand what he is saying, there is also the possibility that people who had been there 30 years may h