RE: Domain acquisition
| On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 08:52 -0800, Ask Bjørn Hansen wrote: | But what is the etiquette in these situations? I'd rather not reveal | to them | to what extent my friend is interested in the domains. To hide that I | have | to go through aliases or proxies. Which feels just a bit sordid, | somehow... | | 1) Offer more money. No reason to reveal who the real buyer is or what | the domain is for. | | 2) Consider if the recipient is actually getting your message (assuming | they're not responding). There was an unused domain we wanted where we | offered $1000 (or something like that) but never got a response. Some | time later the domain expired and we could get it for $70 or some such | from the registrar that controlled the almost-deleted domain. | | | There is also the possibility that they know that replying to any | expressions of interest at all may result in the an increased risk of | the domain being snatched through whatever systems the registry has in | place to deal with abusive registrations (a process that can be and is | abused to steal domain registrations). Hm. But that really only holds for domains you're actually using, or have plans for, right? Can I actually find out which other domains the proprietors hold? A reverse whois, so to say. As to the money question - I hadn't offered any yet. These appear to be prime properties: 4-letter words, pronounceable and recognizable, and yet not currently used. I'm not sure of the going rates, and I wouldn't want to hazard my chances by over- or underbidding. We assume we'll be paying through the nose, though.
Re: help - looking for a crossword compiler (human or computer)
- Original Message From: Ovid publiustemp-londo...@yahoo.com Cool - I have 3 volunteers to review - thanks all - still no joy with crossword creators.. I'm not doing it by hand bah! For anyone who wants to take a swing at it, this is the unsolved problem #99 in Perl 6 problems: http://github.com/perl6/perl6-examples/tree/c043016d511c196518a384a753dc4d0dac5fa0b2/99-problems I lied. That's for solving a crossword with a when you know the solution words. Even that, for small crosswords, is extremely slow. I expect that this is a computationally hard problem for open grid crossword (i.e., very few blanks). For lined crosswords, I expect it's a bit easier since you can adjust the lines to suit. Cheers, Ovid -- Buy the book - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlhks/ Tech blog- http://use.perl.org/~Ovid/journal/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/OvidPerl Official Perl 6 Wiki - http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6
Re: Domain acquisition
Jurgen Pletinckx wrote: Hm. But that really only holds for domains you're actually using, or have plans for, right? Can I actually find out which other domains the proprietors hold? A reverse whois, so to say. There are some services which can do this - they do it by downloading the .com zone every day and linking back to the nameservers. Doesn't always work (e.g. when using godaddy's or some other public DNS servers). I might have an account on such a service if you need help. Matt. __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __
Re: Mini-LPM Crossword Warmup (Re: help - looking for a crossword compiler (human or computer))
Here are the answers (just on the off-chance that anyone got stuck) along with explanations of the clues for those who don't grok cryptic crosswords (or LPM). [P] [O] [N] [B][U][F][F][Y] [E] [P][I][E][S] [R] 1 Slayer agrees to working memory without hesitation. [5] Buffy, of course. From 'y' (agrees) added onto 'buffer' (working memory) with the 'er' (hesitation) removed. 2 One hundred left spice out of hot meals. [4] Pies. Yummy. One hundred is 'c' in roman numerals. It left 'spice' and the remaining letters 'spie' are an anagram (out of) 'pies' (hot meals). 1 A short ride - everyone wants one. [4] Pony. It's a short horse (a ride). Jolly popular, too. 2 Better put the badger out for a drink [4] Beer. 'Better' with 'TT' (the badger) taken out gives a tasty drink. I'll get my Nothing in feline suggests rainwear [4]... :-) A
Re: Domain acquisition
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:16 AM, the hatter london...@bang.meep.org wrote: Try dnsaleprice.com - it keeps track of auction prices. For instance, 4 letter, 1-word .co.uk's sold in the last year shows 20 words or almost-words, with decent words from $900-13 and some other 4-letters from $80-900. Sedo's search tools let you do similar, a 4 or less seatch on there shows fixed-price domains available to buy, and also what others are up at auction. It should at least put some hard boundaries on your pricing even if it still leaves a wide margin. There is a danger with some of the domain auction sites though [1][2]; If they see a rise in queries of dead-but-registered domains, they will assume that there is interest to buy these, and will speculatively 'bid' on them themselves, in order to jack the price up and then resell it onto you, pocketing the extra. Mark. [1] Not that I'm saying this one is such, I've never had any dealing with them, so can't make a specific comment on them. [2] Some of the more unscrupulous registrars are suspected of doing similar, based on quantity and origin of whois queries.
Monads are like burritos
Both sadly lacking from London.pm discourse and consumption*. Hereby corrected, http://blog.plover.com/prog/burritos.html Paul * Seriously, where in London sells decent burritos?!
Re: Monads are like burritos
2009/12/15 Paul Makepeace pa...@paulm.com: Both sadly lacking from London.pm discourse and consumption*. Hereby corrected, http://blog.plover.com/prog/burritos.html Paul * Seriously, where in London sells decent burritos?! http://www.missionburritos.co.uk/ in Oxford are plenty tasty, and are closer to London than the nodnoL Oxford airport .. mart.
Re: Monads are like burritos
2009/12/15 Paul Makepeace pa...@paulm.com: * Seriously, where in London sells decent burritos?! Benito's Hat, 56 Goodge St /joel
Re: Monads are like burritos
Martin Robertson mansionhouseproje...@googlemail.com writes: 2009/12/15 Paul Makepeace pa...@paulm.com: * Seriously, where in London sells decent burritos?! http://www.missionburritos.co.uk/ in Oxford are plenty tasty, Seconded! -- ilmari A disappointingly low fraction of the human race is, at any given time, on fire. - Stig Sandbeck Mathisen
Re: Monads are like burritos
Paul Makepeace wrote: Both sadly lacking from London.pm discourse and consumption*. Hereby corrected, http://blog.plover.com/prog/burritos.html Paul * Seriously, where in London sells decent burritos?! I always liked the ones at MexiCali on Berwick Street. S
Re: Monads are like burritos
On 15 Dec 2009, at 12:33, Jasper wrote: 2009/12/15 Paul Makepeace pa...@paulm.com: * Seriously, where in London sells decent burritos?! Daddy Donkeys, Leather Lane. Lunchtime only, though. Seconded. Those will definitely cause one to waddle back to the office satisfied and in need of a nap.
Re: Monads are like burritos
2009/12/15 Paul Makepeace pa...@paulm.com: * Seriously, where in London sells decent burritos?! There is a stall in Whitecross market that does good ones. Not sure if they are there all week or only on Thursdays and Fridays. There is also a new place next to Spitalfields, just around the corner from Pilpel, which is decent-but-not-brilliant. Can't remember the name, sorry. Cheers, Duane. -- I never could learn to drink that blood and call it wine - Bob Dylan
Re: Monads are like burritos
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Peter Edwards pe...@dragonstaff.co.uk wrote: Shite City I'm sure that was a typo ;) Wahaca is very tasty indeed (particularly the tasting platter for two, you get to try 5 different delicious things). I can only vouch for the shite city branch at westfield as last I tried to get into the Covent Garden one I found that I'd be waiting an hour for a table, so I gave up. They also do dangerously tasty Mojitos, not that London.pm members would be interested in such boozy things... Daddy Donkey is also brilliant, but queueing is annoying, and it's a market stall so they don't take cards. Chilango I thought were better than average, but not to the level of Wahaca or Daddy Donkey. --James
Re: London.pm Roast Duck Gold Mine Thursday 1pm
Chisel wrote: Duck Thursdays ... like Dim Sum Thursdays except we eat duck, not dim sum. If it walks like a Duck and swims like a duck. it isn't a dim sum.
Re: London.pm Roast Duck Gold Mine Thursday 1pm
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Andrew Black andrew-per...@mail.black1.org.uk wrote: If it walks like a Duck and swims like a duck. it isn't a dim sum. ...with the exception of Pearl Liang in Paddington, where one of the best dim sum is the duck roll. --James (who had rather disappointing dim sum at the weekend and should have gone for roast duck instead)
Re: Monads are like burritos
unlurk Wahaca also does some superb tequilas. And churros. For a decent burrito, there's often a stall at the top of Rupert Street, Soho. For Mexican in general, I favour the Covent Garden branch of La Perla. Good food, great beer and an awesome tequila selection. Pete -- James Laver wrote: On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Peter Edwards pe...@dragonstaff.co.uk wrote: Shite City I'm sure that was a typo ;) Wahaca is very tasty indeed (particularly the tasting platter for two, you get to try 5 different delicious things). I can only vouch for the shite city branch at westfield as last I tried to get into the Covent Garden one I found that I'd be waiting an hour for a table, so I gave up. They also do dangerously tasty Mojitos, not that London.pm members would be interested in such boozy things... Daddy Donkey is also brilliant, but queueing is annoying, and it's a market stall so they don't take cards. Chilango I thought were better than average, but not to the level of Wahaca or Daddy Donkey. --James
Re: Monads are like burritos
lists wrote: unlurk Wahaca also does some superb tequilas. And churros. For a decent burrito, there's often a stall at the top of Rupert Street, Soho. For Mexican in general, I favour the Covent Garden branch of La Perla. Good food, great beer and an awesome tequila selection. Pete Bah. Top-post-tastic. My head fell off. I'll still to lurking! Pete --
Re: Monads are like burritos
On Tue, 2009-12-15 at 12:18 +, Paul Makepeace wrote: * Seriously, where in London sells decent burritos?! There's a place in Berwick Street (just North of Broadwick street on the right) it was good while I was working round the corner a year or so ago. /J\ -- Rabid Gravy:http://rabidgravy.com/ On Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/rabidgravy Twitter:http://twitter.com/RabidGravy
Re: Monads are like burritos
Duane Griffin wrote: 2009/12/15 Paul Makepeace pa...@paulm.com: * Seriously, where in London sells decent burritos?! There is a stall in Whitecross market that does good ones. Not sure if they are there all week or only on Thursdays and Fridays. unlurk Ditto, on exmouth Market. There all week. lurk There is also a new place next to Spitalfields, just around the corner from Pilpel, which is decent-but-not-brilliant. Can't remember the name, sorry. Cheers, Duane.
Re: Monads are like burritos
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:18:25PM +, Paul Makepeace wrote: * Seriously, where in London sells decent burritos?! Santo Village, Portobello Road. http://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?Santo,_W10_5TD Maybe slightly out of your way... -- Bruce Explota!: miles de lemmings no pueden estar equivocados.
