Re: Odd Computer Problem

[mike wilson]

On 15/04/2014, Mark C  wrote:
> Yesterday I was backing up my main PC (Windows 7) onto a USB drive. By
> 'backing up' I mean I was using MS SynchToy to synchronize a few folders
> form the PC to those on the drive. The copy operation just froze, though
> the computer ran fine.  I disconnected and reconnected the drive, and
> got a "USB Device Not Recognized Error" - and then the mouse and
> keyboard stopped working. Disconnected the drive, powered off the PC,
> powered up - it seemed to boot butthe screen was blank. Tried several
> times - no audible post error codes, just a blank screen. I plugged the
> the USB drive into the Linux (Lubuntu) machine and it worked perfectly.
> OK - I figured the video card on the WIn& machine had died and someone
> screwed up the USB on its way out (hey - to my mind that makes sense)
>
> Several hours later and and after a lot of re-booting with no change to
> the screen, I decided to disconnect the monitor and pull the video card,
> planning to replace it today. I unpluged one monitor and on a whim hit
> the power button - it booted fine, screen and all. Put on the second
> montior, all was back to normal. The monitor cables were screwed in
> tight - but unplugging one of them resolved the issue.
>
> Great - let's get back to backing up. Plugged in the USB drive and the
> led on the drive started flickering and flashing like crazy. The
> computer did not recognize the drive at all. Tried a few more times and
> got a couple of USB Device Not Recognized errors that locked up the
> computer.
>
> I booted the second machine into WIndows XP and found that the drive
> worked, but very slowly - took 15-20 minutes to show up and then just
> crawled. I figured the drive is toast. But then tonight I tried it again
> in Linux. Worked just like normal. I copied the data on the drive to the
> LInux machine - from my spot checks and looking at the the file sizes,
> it seems to have copied over fine.  From what I can see it is
> uncorrupted and the copy was a fast as normal.
>
> I booted the LInux / WinXP machine back into XP and again the drive is
> running super slow. I started a command line chkdsk /r 3 hours ago and
> it is 50% through step 4 - verifying file data.
>
> Given that this works fine in linux but not windows - do you think that
> might mean that the USB housing is defective and for some reason the
> Linux USB drivers can somehow deal with it? If so - I could get a new
> enclosure and move the drive. And why would a USB failure cause the
> screen on the Win& PC to go blank and stay that until one monitor was
> unplugged? Or is that just wicked coincidence?

I have a similar but mirrored problem.  After unplugging a USB drive
from my Linux box without ejecting or unmounting it, due to some
glitch preventing me doing it properly, the drive is now not
recognised by Linux.  I can't remember the glitch precisely but it did
involve a freeze.  Taking it to work to try a reformat on Windows, I
find it is recognised and all data present and correct.  Different
Linux machines - not recognised.  Windows machines - fine.

It's a paradox my skill level is unable to unravel but, by default, I
blame Adobe.

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[Stan Halpin]

Sitting in Oslo keeping an eye on weather back home. It looks like the flooding 
will be about the same as last year which seemed about 6-8 inches lower than 
the point where it would start to flow into the garage. And only an inch or two 
of snow in the latest insult from the weather gods. But I am sure that my 
sister-in-law who is looking after things for us is not amused.

stan

On Apr 15, 2014, at 12:33 AM, Ken Waller  wrote:

> Been snowing in Detroit for the last 2 hours! Going for the all time snowfall 
> record of 93.6 inches. Only need 1.9 inches more. Forecast says we could get 
> up to 3 ".
> 
> Snow man  - Snow!
> 
> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" 
> Subject: It's snowing in Chicago--f#&k
> 
> 
>> It is time to fire the weather gods.
>> 
>> Screaming in Chicago!
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[David Mann]

On Apr 15, 2014, at 9:29 am, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:

> They sent you new cards which you can use with the old PINs? I got completely 
> new PINs for all of them.

Interesting, down here we'd keep the same PIN as we choose it ourselves.  We'd 
only change it if it was divulged.

I'm not looking forward to my next card as the banks are all forcing the stupid 
paywave things onto us.

> On a lighter note: When I insert my German Mastercard into an English 
> terminal and I enter the PIN, the display says "Nadel OK" (literally "needle 
> OK"). Obviously someone not knowing a word of German has looked up the 
> translation of "pin" in a dictionary. :-)

Brilliant :)

Cheers,
Dave


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Re: PESO Me, in a bowler and T

[Ken Waller]

Well done!

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - 
From: "Bruce Walker" 

Subject: PESO Me, in a bowler and T



Now for something unique: a self-portrait. I have done few of these,
but I felt it was time to refresh my profile mugshots and also I am
testing out some new light modifier enablement (ie gridded strip
lights) while preparing lighting setups for an upcoming shoot (and I'm
sick of shooting my mannequin).  So, may I present ...

Self-portrait with bowler and Bitchcraft t-shirt
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/13856334894/

K-3, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 45mm/f:6.3, 1/125th sec, ISO 200; on tripod, IR 
remote.
Key light: AF540FGZ @ 1/64th power, with a Honl 1/8" Speed Grid, camera 
right.

Background: two Neewer TT560 in Westcott Strip boxes, L & R.
FleaBay radio triggers.
Lr, Ps, Nik Analog Efex.


Note for Larry or anyone else who needs to do lighting in a confined
space: seriously consider the Westcott Apollo Strip Box with its
matching 40 degree strip grid. It is totally worth the moola. Colour
me _very_ impressed with them. I just bought two, and I've been
testing a variety of tricky lighting patterns in my confined office
space (converted bedroom). The light output is soft but narrow (16" x
30") and so well directed coming out of the box you'll think it was
collimated like a laser beam. I have been able to locate these boxes
directly behind an object to light its background leaving the object
completely in silhouette. All you need is some black foamcore sheets
to eliminate stray reflections and you can do chiaroscuro like a
champ. They are perfect for hair lights or split lighting.

Because they have two sets of zippers to allow lightstand access to
the interior -- for vert or horiz orientation -- you can also use the
spare zippered opening to get at the controls of the flash and
trigger. That's harder to do with the other Apollo models with their
single set of zippers.

I bought 'em from B&H Photo and they arrived by UPS in a few days (and
cheaper than I could get 'em locally in Toronto!).

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[Ken Waller]

Been snowing in Detroit for the last 2 hours! Going for the all time 
snowfall record of 93.6 inches. Only need 1.9 inches more. Forecast says we 
could get up to 3 ".


Snow man  - Snow!

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - 
From: "Christine Aguila" 

Subject: It's snowing in Chicago--f#&k



It is time to fire the weather gods.

Screaming in Chicago!

Sent from my iPad



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Re: Natal Strelitzia (Strelitzia nicolai)

[Alan C]

I should have included this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strelitzia

Alan C

-Original Message- 
From: Mark C

Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 2:46 AM
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Subject: Re: GESO: Natal Strelitzia (Strelitzia nicolai)

Looks like Bird of Paradise flowers in form, if not color. But the plant
is much larger!

On 4/14/2014 2:31 AM, Alan C wrote:
The Natal Strelitzia is a large banana sized plant which grows well in 
tropical frost free localities. The flowers are much like those of the 
popular garden flower, Strelitzia reginae, but much larger & lacking the 
orange petals. In the first shot you can see the remains of the fallen 
Mopane tree which took 2 days to cut up.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/sets/72157643933782275/

Alan C

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Re: PESO grateful dead

[knarf]

Is one of them Jerry Garcia? 

Cheers,
frank

On 14 April, 2014 5:59:10 PM EDT, Larry Colen  wrote:
>I noticed these on Valencia in San Francisco this weekend. It took
>me a while to figure out that they were grateful dead:
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/13857517665/

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Re: PESO Me, in a bowler and T

[knarf]

That works.

:-)

Cheers,
frank

On 14 April, 2014 7:53:10 PM EDT, Bruce Walker  wrote:
>Now for something unique: a self-portrait. I have done few of these,
>but I felt it was time to refresh my profile mugshots and also I am
>testing out some new light modifier enablement (ie gridded strip
>lights) while preparing lighting setups for an upcoming shoot (and I'm
>sick of shooting my mannequin).  So, may I present ...
>
>Self-portrait with bowler and Bitchcraft t-shirt
>http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/13856334894/
>
>K-3, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 45mm/f:6.3, 1/125th sec, ISO 200; on tripod, IR
>remote.
>Key light: AF540FGZ @ 1/64th power, with a Honl 1/8" Speed Grid, camera
>right.
>Background: two Neewer TT560 in Westcott Strip boxes, L & R.
>FleaBay radio triggers.
>Lr, Ps, Nik Analog Efex.
>
>
>Note for Larry or anyone else who needs to do lighting in a confined
>space: seriously consider the Westcott Apollo Strip Box with its
>matching 40 degree strip grid. It is totally worth the moola. Colour
>me _very_ impressed with them. I just bought two, and I've been
>testing a variety of tricky lighting patterns in my confined office
>space (converted bedroom). The light output is soft but narrow (16" x
>30") and so well directed coming out of the box you'll think it was
>collimated like a laser beam. I have been able to locate these boxes
>directly behind an object to light its background leaving the object
>completely in silhouette. All you need is some black foamcore sheets
>to eliminate stray reflections and you can do chiaroscuro like a
>champ. They are perfect for hair lights or split lighting.
>
>Because they have two sets of zippers to allow lightstand access to
>the interior -- for vert or horiz orientation -- you can also use the
>spare zippered opening to get at the controls of the flash and
>trigger. That's harder to do with the other Apollo models with their
>single set of zippers.
>
>I bought 'em from B&H Photo and they arrived by UPS in a few days (and
>cheaper than I could get 'em locally in Toronto!).

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[Darren Addy]

Assuming that you are getting what we had in Nebraska on Sunday, which
was our worst weather of the whole winter (except, of course, we are
now over 3 weeks into Spring).
We started with thunder & rain, then freezing rain, then a mix that
accumulated into drifts of slush, then sleet and finally snow. Lots
and lots of snow driven sideways by 45 mph winds (for about the next 5
hours).

It's that nice heavy concrete to shove/L. The heart-attack inducing
kind. The only good thing about April snow is knowing that it will be
gone in a day or two.

On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 6:56 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> No kidding. Your crapola is headed here tonight, so it's 5 cm of ice
> pellets, freezing rain and snow from midnight through tomorrow
> evening.
>
> Bleah, blurgh and ratza fratzen!
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Christine Aguila  
> wrote:
>> It is time to fire the weather gods.
>>
>> Screaming in Chicago!
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
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Re: PESO Me, in a bowler and T

[Christine Aguila]

Love it, Bruce! Cheers, Christine 

Sent from my iPad

> On Apr 14, 2014, at 6:53 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> 
> Now for something unique: a self-portrait. I have done few of these,
> but I felt it was time to refresh my profile mugshots and also I am
> testing out some new light modifier enablement (ie gridded strip
> lights) while preparing lighting setups for an upcoming shoot (and I'm
> sick of shooting my mannequin).  So, may I present ...
> 
> Self-portrait with bowler and Bitchcraft t-shirt
> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/13856334894/
> 
> K-3, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 45mm/f:6.3, 1/125th sec, ISO 200; on tripod, IR remote.
> Key light: AF540FGZ @ 1/64th power, with a Honl 1/8" Speed Grid, camera right.
> Background: two Neewer TT560 in Westcott Strip boxes, L & R.
> FleaBay radio triggers.
> Lr, Ps, Nik Analog Efex.
> 
> 
> Note for Larry or anyone else who needs to do lighting in a confined
> space: seriously consider the Westcott Apollo Strip Box with its
> matching 40 degree strip grid. It is totally worth the moola. Colour
> me _very_ impressed with them. I just bought two, and I've been
> testing a variety of tricky lighting patterns in my confined office
> space (converted bedroom). The light output is soft but narrow (16" x
> 30") and so well directed coming out of the box you'll think it was
> collimated like a laser beam. I have been able to locate these boxes
> directly behind an object to light its background leaving the object
> completely in silhouette. All you need is some black foamcore sheets
> to eliminate stray reflections and you can do chiaroscuro like a
> champ. They are perfect for hair lights or split lighting.
> 
> Because they have two sets of zippers to allow lightstand access to
> the interior -- for vert or horiz orientation -- you can also use the
> spare zippered opening to get at the controls of the flash and
> trigger. That's harder to do with the other Apollo models with their
> single set of zippers.
> 
> I bought 'em from B&H Photo and they arrived by UPS in a few days (and
> cheaper than I could get 'em locally in Toronto!).
> 
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> -bmw
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Re: Sodding bluebells

[knarf]

Lovely bike.

Reynolds tubing?

Nice greenery, too. It all seems quite English. 

Cheers,
frank

On 14 April, 2014 7:56:50 PM EDT, Bob W  wrote:
>Here are a few shots from the primordial forest:
>
>http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-5.jpg
>http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-4.jpg
>http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-3.jpg
>http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-2.jpg
>http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-1.jpg
>
>B

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[knarf]

I love a story with a happy ending. I liked the part where you yelled at the 
car guy, too.

Cheers,
frank

On 13 April, 2014 4:12:38 PM EDT, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
>In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail
> with a friend.
>I don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer,
>so I thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one
>if I didn't think my audax would stand up to it. 
>
>So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross
>knobbly tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about
>5 miles from where I live. 
>
>I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a
>nylon stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to
>reward myself afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the
>wonderfully badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent
>views east - I believe it's the highest point in London.
>
>It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It
>was a beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were
>lush and green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept
>stopping to take pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera
>out of the seatbag each time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS
>case, to my belt, and went off charging around again.
>
>Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite
>wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash,
>iPhone, glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.
>
>Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3
>fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some
>sort of Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding
>bluebells all look the same after a while but you soon get to know all
>the empty beer cans, bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the
>whole fucking forest when you're stressed out of your mind.
>
>So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car
>decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and
>we ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said
>"you wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily
>reparteed "get out of the fucking car then", and he drove off. Marivaux
>could have learned some things from me.
>
>I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable
>the iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone.
>Hmm. Wonder what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was
>still in the woods, and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it wouldn't
>let anyone else play with it and find all my dark secret things. I was
>resigned to losing the cash.
>
>Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great
>app, but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of the
>centre of the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the
>circle.
>
>So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty
>good , and by squinting a bit and finding a
>couple of reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for
>the lost phone, as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground
>which marked out a line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my
>GPS, and cycled back to the woods.
>
>It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I
>found it.
>
>It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the
>stuff, and when I got home again compared the actual position with the
>one I'd crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were only
>17 metres apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.
>
>So at the moment I love Apple.
>
>I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have
>failed. Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.
>
>Oh, and the bike performed superbly.
>
>B
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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

[knarf]

Wow! 

That is stunning. Brilliant light and detail.

If I might be allowed one teeny nit, if it were my photo (which it's not, so 
feel free to ignore) I might crop a bit off the left to get the bud a bit off 
centre.

But that's not to say my notion is right. It's amazing just as it is.

Love it!

Cheers,
frank

On 14 April, 2014 1:17:47 AM EDT, "Daniel J. Matyola"  
wrote:
>The bud fattens:
>http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md
>Comments are invited.
>
>Dan Matyola
>http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

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Re: PESO - The King of Parkdale

[knarf]

He smokes a lot of dope so I think that qualifies him as a religious leader in 
some cultures.

Cheers,
frank

On 8 April, 2014 4:41:02 PM EDT, Bob W-PDML  wrote:

>
>That makes him an official religion, with charity status.
>
0 welcome.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> frank
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
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Re: PESO - The King of Parkdale

[knarf]

Belated thanks Don. Glad you enjoyed it. Andrew's a hell of a fast rider, one 
of Toronto's top messengers. 

Thanks to everyone else who commented and looked. Glad you enjoyed.

Cheers,
frank

On 8 April, 2014 3:33:27 PM EDT, Don Guthrie  wrote:
>You have been missed. I like pretty much everything in the photo so you
>
>still have your chops by my reckoning.
>
>pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote:
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:42:54 -0400
>> From: knarf
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>>
>> And we're back...
>>
>> This night shift is making it difficult to post and spend time on the
>list, especially since I've been biking these past several weeks. My
>bus rides tended to be my list time.
>>
>> Also I've been in a real photographic dry spell of late. Basically
>nothing since the Ice Race in late February.
>>
>> Well, this weekend finally got a few shots. Here's Toronto bike
>messenger Andrew and his trackbike:
>>
>>
>http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/04/the-king-of-parkdale.html?m=1
>>
>> Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> frank
>>

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PESO - Social Interaction - Part 1

[knarf]

How the kids do it nowadays:

http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2014/04/socializing-part-1.html?m=1

;-)

Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Kenneth Waller]

And then there is the 'Knot a Bar' in Omena, Michigan.

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>From: steve harley Subject: Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree
>
>on 2014-04-14 17:26 Ann Sanfedele wrote
>> along those lines - on 14th st in NY there is "The Diner Restaurant"
>
>and in Boulder the classic Table Mesa



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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

[Mark C]

I'll have to keep and eye out for those... Kona brews jsut made it to 
the 3rd coast here...


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Thanks, Mark.

Of course, I prefer Bikini Blonde to Bud.  

http://mbcdev.mauibrewingco.com/flagship-beer/

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On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Mark C  wrote:

"This buds for you..." Nice shot - simple, great texture and color.



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The bud fattens:
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Re: SDM snaffu

[Mark C]

Sorry to hear about your problems with the 17-70. My sample of the lens 
has been consistently snappy and fast WRT focus speed. The more I use 
it, the more I like it.


Here is a photo of my cat from a few days ago - plus a detail of his 
face. Handheld, no adjustments to the raw file in PS.


http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/2014/04/14/dfa-17-70-sample?blog=9

Mark

On 4/13/2014 7:08 PM, David J Brooks wrote:

Took the new 17-70 out to shoot birds in my lilac tree today. First
few shots focus snapped in there like no tomorrow. Then it started to
acing  up. It would hit focus then start hunting, but not a lot just a
few mm either way but the green focus indicator would flash and would
not let me take the shot. I would have to change focus points 1-2 3
times and then it would focus, then it would act up again.

Im going to assume this is not normal or is the norm for SDM

  I hop not , its going back.

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Richard Womer]

I love a well-written tale with a happy ending.

Cheers,

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> In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail 
>  with a friend. I 
> don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I 
> thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I didn't 
> think my audax would stand up to it.
>
> So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross knobbly 
> tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about 5 miles from 
> where I live.
>
> I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a nylon 
> stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to reward myself 
> afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the wonderfully 
> badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent views east - I 
> believe it's the highest point in London.
>
> It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It was a 
> beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were lush and 
> green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept stopping to take 
> pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera out of the seatbag each 
> time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS case, to my belt, and went off 
> charging around again.
>
> Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite 
> wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash, iPhone, 
> glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.
>
> Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3 
> fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some sort of 
> Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding bluebells all 
> look the same after a while but you soon get to know all the empty beer cans, 
> bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the whole fucking forest when 
> you're stressed out of your mind.
>
> So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car 
> decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and we 
> ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said "you 
> wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily reparteed "get 
> out of the fucking car then", and he drove off. Marivaux could have learned 
> some things from me.
>
> I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable the 
> iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone. Hmm. Wonder 
> what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was still in the woods, 
> and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it wouldn't let anyone else play with 
> it and find all my dark secret things. I was resigned to losing the cash.
>
> Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great app, 
> but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of the centre of 
> the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the circle.
>
> So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty good 
> , and by squinting a bit and finding a couple of 
> reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for the lost phone, 
> as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground which marked out a 
> line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my GPS, and cycled back to 
> the woods.
>
> It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I found it.
>
> It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the stuff, 
> and when I got home again compared the actual position with the one I'd 
> crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were only 17 metres 
> apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.
>
> So at the moment I love Apple.
>
> I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have failed. 
> Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.
>
> Oh, and the bike performed superbly.
>
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Re: PESO: Abstract

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Ann and Bruce.

I have hairy arms, but not that hairy. This is the fur on my
dog's back.  Malamutes have a double coat.  The undercoat is soft and
thick and wooly, usually white, and up to 2 inches thick.  It provides
insulation from the cold.  The guard coat is coarse, and stands out
from the body, and it protects rain and snow and ice from getting down
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> YOur arm needs a shave, Dan
>
> ann
>
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>>
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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Mark.

Of course, I prefer Bikini Blonde to Bud.  

http://mbcdev.mauibrewingco.com/flagship-beer/

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> "This buds for you..." Nice shot - simple, great texture and color.
>
>
>
> On 4/14/2014 1:17 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>>
>> The bud fattens:
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md
>> Comments are invited.
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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

[Mark C]

"This buds for you..." Nice shot - simple, great texture and color.


On 4/14/2014 1:17 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

The bud fattens:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md
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Re: GESO: Natal Strelitzia (Strelitzia nicolai)

[Mark C]

Looks like Bird of Paradise flowers in form, if not color. But the plant 
is much larger!


On 4/14/2014 2:31 AM, Alan C wrote:
The Natal Strelitzia is a large banana sized plant which grows well in 
tropical frost free localities. The flowers are much like those of the 
popular garden flower, Strelitzia reginae, but much larger & lacking 
the orange petals. In the first shot you can see the remains of the 
fallen Mopane tree which took 2 days to cut up.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/sets/72157643933782275/

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Odd Computer Problem

[Mark C]

Yesterday I was backing up my main PC (Windows 7) onto a USB drive. By 
'backing up' I mean I was using MS SynchToy to synchronize a few folders 
form the PC to those on the drive. The copy operation just froze, though 
the computer ran fine.  I disconnected and reconnected the drive, and 
got a "USB Device Not Recognized Error" - and then the mouse and 
keyboard stopped working. Disconnected the drive, powered off the PC, 
powered up - it seemed to boot butthe screen was blank. Tried several 
times - no audible post error codes, just a blank screen. I plugged the 
the USB drive into the Linux (Lubuntu) machine and it worked perfectly. 
OK - I figured the video card on the WIn& machine had died and someone 
screwed up the USB on its way out (hey - to my mind that makes sense)


Several hours later and and after a lot of re-booting with no change to 
the screen, I decided to disconnect the monitor and pull the video card, 
planning to replace it today. I unpluged one monitor and on a whim hit 
the power button - it booted fine, screen and all. Put on the second 
montior, all was back to normal. The monitor cables were screwed in 
tight - but unplugging one of them resolved the issue.


Great - let's get back to backing up. Plugged in the USB drive and the 
led on the drive started flickering and flashing like crazy. The 
computer did not recognize the drive at all. Tried a few more times and 
got a couple of USB Device Not Recognized errors that locked up the 
computer.


I booted the second machine into WIndows XP and found that the drive 
worked, but very slowly - took 15-20 minutes to show up and then just 
crawled. I figured the drive is toast. But then tonight I tried it again 
in Linux. Worked just like normal. I copied the data on the drive to the 
LInux machine - from my spot checks and looking at the the file sizes, 
it seems to have copied over fine.  From what I can see it is 
uncorrupted and the copy was a fast as normal.


I booted the LInux / WinXP machine back into XP and again the drive is 
running super slow. I started a command line chkdsk /r 3 hours ago and 
it is 50% through step 4 - verifying file data.


Given that this works fine in linux but not windows - do you think that 
might mean that the USB housing is defective and for some reason the 
Linux USB drivers can somehow deal with it? If so - I could get a new 
enclosure and move the drive. And why would a USB failure cause the 
screen on the Win& PC to go blank and stay that until one monitor was 
unplugged? Or is that just wicked coincidence?





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Re: Sodding bluebells

[Bruce Walker]

Nice. I think I can see where somebody lost an iPhone and stuff in #5.


On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Bob W  wrote:
> Here are a few shots from the primordial forest:
>
> http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-5.jpg
> http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-4.jpg
> http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-3.jpg
> http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-2.jpg
> http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-1.jpg
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Re: PESO: Abstract

[Bruce Walker]

Oooh, very cool. I can't tell what that is at all, and I like it.
Excellent candidate for a print.

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[steve harley]

on 2014-04-14 17:26 Ann Sanfedele wrote

along those lines - on 14th st in NY there is "The Diner Restaurant"


and in Boulder the classic Table Mesa


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Sodding bluebells

[Bob W]

Here are a few shots from the primordial forest:

http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-5.jpg
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-4.jpg
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-3.jpg
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-2.jpg
http://www.web-options.com/Bluebells-1.jpg

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[Bruce Walker]

No kidding. Your crapola is headed here tonight, so it's 5 cm of ice
pellets, freezing rain and snow from midnight through tomorrow
evening.

Bleah, blurgh and ratza fratzen!


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> Screaming in Chicago!
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[Mark C]

Yeah - they are saying 1 - 2 inches here tonight - if it is Chicago now 
we will be getting it in a few hours... Sheesh!!!


On 4/14/2014 7:47 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:

It is time to fire the weather gods.

Screaming in Chicago!

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PESO Me, in a bowler and T

[Bruce Walker]

Now for something unique: a self-portrait. I have done few of these,
but I felt it was time to refresh my profile mugshots and also I am
testing out some new light modifier enablement (ie gridded strip
lights) while preparing lighting setups for an upcoming shoot (and I'm
sick of shooting my mannequin).  So, may I present ...

Self-portrait with bowler and Bitchcraft t-shirt
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bruce_m_walker/13856334894/

K-3, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 45mm/f:6.3, 1/125th sec, ISO 200; on tripod, IR remote.
Key light: AF540FGZ @ 1/64th power, with a Honl 1/8" Speed Grid, camera right.
Background: two Neewer TT560 in Westcott Strip boxes, L & R.
FleaBay radio triggers.
Lr, Ps, Nik Analog Efex.


Note for Larry or anyone else who needs to do lighting in a confined
space: seriously consider the Westcott Apollo Strip Box with its
matching 40 degree strip grid. It is totally worth the moola. Colour
me _very_ impressed with them. I just bought two, and I've been
testing a variety of tricky lighting patterns in my confined office
space (converted bedroom). The light output is soft but narrow (16" x
30") and so well directed coming out of the box you'll think it was
collimated like a laser beam. I have been able to locate these boxes
directly behind an object to light its background leaving the object
completely in silhouette. All you need is some black foamcore sheets
to eliminate stray reflections and you can do chiaroscuro like a
champ. They are perfect for hair lights or split lighting.

Because they have two sets of zippers to allow lightstand access to
the interior -- for vert or horiz orientation -- you can also use the
spare zippered opening to get at the controls of the flash and
trigger. That's harder to do with the other Apollo models with their
single set of zippers.

I bought 'em from B&H Photo and they arrived by UPS in a few days (and
cheaper than I could get 'em locally in Toronto!).

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[Christine Aguila]

It is time to fire the weather gods. 

Screaming in Chicago!

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Re: Test

[jdavisf8]

Thanks, Bruce. I'm now trying to see if my name is appearing as the sender. 
Still not..I see. 

Jack 


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Ack. 

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RE: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Bob W]

> -Original Message-
> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele
> On 4/14/2014 17:38, Bob W-PDML wrote:
> >
> >> On a lighter note: When I insert my German Mastercard into an English
> >> terminal and I enter the PIN, the display says "Nadel OK" (literally
> >> "needle OK"). Obviously someone not knowing a word of German has
> >> looked up the translation of "pin" in a dictionary. :-)
> >>
> >
> 
> - although probably also now a word in it's own right, now you're pushing
it
> 
>   if enough people think it is. Of course, that leads to abominations like
PIN
> number...
> >
> > B
> >
> along those lines - on 14th st in NY there is "The Diner Restaurant"
> 


I expect it's better than the Dine Restaurant, but not as good as the Dinest
Restaurant.

B

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Re: New to me - Fuji X-A1 mirrorless camera.

[Bill]

On 13/04/2014 8:13 PM, Tim Bray wrote:

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Bill  wrote:


Oh, you can get ones that gateway the aperture through?  I had no
idea.  But the basic cheapie is the way to start.  In particular I
want to try my 100m f2.8 macro.


http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/888378-REG/Novoflex_fux_pent_Adapter_for_Pentax_K.html


Hm, and yet the description there is profoundly opaque, leaving me
with no idea what the extra $200 or so buys you.





Aperture control on aperture ring free lenses.

bill

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Re: PESO: Abstract

[Ann Sanfedele]

YOur arm needs a shave, Dan

ann

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Ann Sanfedele]

On 4/14/2014 17:38, Bob W-PDML wrote:



On a lighter note: When I insert my German Mastercard into an English terminal and I enter the PIN, the 
display says "Nadel OK" (literally "needle OK"). Obviously someone not knowing a word of 
German has looked up the translation of "pin" in a dictionary. :-)





- although probably also now a word in it's own right,
now you're pushing it

 if enough people think it is. Of course, that leads to abominations 
like PIN number...


B


along those lines - on 14th st in NY there is "The Diner Restaurant"

A

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Re: Test

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Ack.

On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 6:24 PM,   wrote:
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> Test
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Test

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PESO: Abstract

[Daniel J. Matyola]

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735792&size=lg
Comments Invited.

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Re: Lunar Eclipse

[Brian Walters]

Quoting "Daniel J. Matyola" :


Anyone going to try to photograph the lunar eclipse tonight?

It will be a bust in the eastern part of the US, but should be
beautiful out west:

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/04/14/total-lunar-eclipse-to-reveal-blood-moon-in-night-sky/

Damn, I wish I could be in Maui tonight.  The Kihei Canoe Club in
having a moonlight paddle, which it does every month, but this one
will be something really special!




I'm thinking about it but the weather forecast isn't hopeful - rain  
increasing in the afternoon.


In Sydney, if the sky's clear, the moon will rise almost fully  
eclipsed so we wont be able to see the full event.



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PESO grateful dead

[Larry Colen]

I noticed these on Valencia in San Francisco this weekend. It took
me a while to figure out that they were grateful dead:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/13857517665/

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Advance apologies

[Collin Brendemuehl]

I know it's not Friday, but I got these things today for PDML first.
K7 body, exc. condition, charger, original and 2 generic batteries $275
18-55WR  $100
FA50/1.4  $250
Sigma 70-300 DG, non-OS.  With hood and caps.  $75

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Re: 645Z specs

[Brian Walters]

Quoting Steve Cottrell :


On 13/4/14, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:


I expect you're going to have to  buy a new hat before that happens.


Funny you should mention that 



Something along these lines, presumably?

http://www.instructables.com/id/edible-party-hat/


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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

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On 14 Apr 2014, at 22:30, "Ralf R Radermacher"  wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> On a lighter note: When I insert my German Mastercard into an English 
> terminal and I enter the PIN, the display says "Nadel OK" (literally "needle 
> OK"). Obviously someone not knowing a word of German has looked up the 
> translation of "pin" in a dictionary. :-)
> 

I love mistakes like that. It shows you not only that the person doesn't know 
German, but also that they don't understand that PIN is an acronym - although 
probably also now a word in it's own right, if enough people think it is. Of 
course, that leads to abominations like PIN number...

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 14.04.14 20:50, schrieb Bob W-PDML:


I didn't need to change any PINs.


They sent you new cards which you can use with the old PINs? I got 
completely new PINs for all of them.


Don't forget to update the credit card numbers and expiry dates at sites 
like Amazon, Paypal etc.


On a lighter note: When I insert my German Mastercard into an English 
terminal and I enter the PIN, the display says "Nadel OK" (literally 
"needle OK"). Obviously someone not knowing a word of German has looked 
up the translation of "pin" in a dictionary. :-)


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Lunar Eclipse

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Anyone going to try to photograph the lunar eclipse tonight?

It will be a bust in the eastern part of the US, but should be
beautiful out west:

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/04/14/total-lunar-eclipse-to-reveal-blood-moon-in-night-sky/

Damn, I wish I could be in Maui tonight.  The Kihei Canoe Club in
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will be something really special!

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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Bob, Alan, Bruce and Ken.

Yes, my magnolias flower every year, in early spring.  To be honest, I
never noticed how "hairy" the buds were, until I put the 100mm Macro
on them.

Dan Matyola
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On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Kenneth Waller  wrote:
> What Bob said!
>
>
> -Original Message-
>>From: Bob W-PDML >Subject: Re: PESO: Developing Potential
>>
>>Very nicely exposed and composed.
>>
>>B
>>
>>> On 14 Apr 2014, at 06:18, "Daniel J. Matyola"  wrote:
>>>
>>> The bud fattens:
>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md
>>> Comments are invited.
>>>
>>> Dan Matyola
>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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Re: SDM snaffu

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On 14/04/2014, David J Brooks  wrote:
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> few shots focus snapped in there like no tomorrow. Then it started to
> acing  up. It would hit focus then start hunting, but not a lot just a
> few mm either way but the green focus indicator would flash and would
> not let me take the shot. I would have to change focus points 1-2 3
> times and then it would focus, then it would act up again.
>
> Im going to assume this is not normal or is the norm for SDM
>
>  I hop not , its going back.

If I bought an SDM lens that ceased to function, I would definitely be hopping.

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Steve Cottrell]

On 13/4/14, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:

>That reminds me of a funny comment made at our wedding.  Darrel doesn't
>wear a wedding ring.  Instead he wears a silver locket in the shape of a
>book with my photo in it.  Normally, it hangs inside his shirt, but on
>the day of our wedding, he proudly wore it so all could see.  One of his
>friends walked up to him and in a spirit of affectionate teasing said,
>"Is that a homing device?"

#like ;-)

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

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On 13/4/14, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed:

>No need - you can follow his beard on Google Earth.

Thanks, I needed that laugh!

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Re: 645Z specs

[Steve Cottrell]

On 14/4/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I thought you were adopting the Ricoh exclusion clause (ie.  any full  
>frame camera will be a Ricoh, not a true Pentax, therefore the  
>original premise is null and void).

As long as it says Pentax on the front, it's a Pentax in my book.

Like a Land Rover - owned by Tata.

If it said 'Tata' on the front then it wouldn't be a Land Rover, would it ;-)



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Re: 645Z specs

[Steve Cottrell]

On 13/4/14, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I expect you're going to have to  buy a new hat before that happens.

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

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On Apr 14, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> I recently bought an expensive and very small wallet deliberately to avoid 
> bloat, which fits easily into a Levi's chest pocket, but which I can chuck 
> into a saddlebag and not have to worry about the contents falling out. 
> Ironic, huh?
> 
> http://bellroy.com/wallets/very-protective-wallet

:-) I bought their Very Small some time ago. It's delightful. 

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Re: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Bob W-PDML]

Now trimmed -earlier version bounced by the server

On 14 Apr 2014, at 20:14, "Bob W-PDML"  wrote:

>> On 14 Apr 2014, at 15:17, "Bruce Walker"  wrote:
>> 
>> Bob's hearing is acute and directionally accurate.
> 
> 
> Har! Quite the contrary! I had my annual hearing test about 2 weeks ago. I am 
> deaf in the soprano part of the spectrum (so I should get half price at the 
> opera), and just above the line for ordinary conversational range. I also 
> can't echo-locate properly, so I've had to give up my superhero alter ego.
> 
>>> I still am not quite grasping how you managed it (from computer at home?)
>>> but never mind, my cell-phone tracking device only works in my apartment and
>>> involves calling the number from my landline and listening for the ring.
>>> 
>>> ann
> 
> 
> But the Find my phone thing does work on similar principles.
> 
> Smart phones and tablets like the iPad contain GPS receivers, so they can 
> plot their position. 
> 
> If they can get a connection to the internet, via wifi or the phone network, 
> they can use the internet connection to report their position back to a 
> central point, in this case my Apple account. 
> 
> Other devices with access to my Apple account, such as my iPad, can then tell 
> me the position of the iPhone and display it on a map. Alternatively, if 
> someone had stolen it I could have called in an air strike.
> 
> Now, the devices can also talk to each other, presumably via the account 
> rather than point-to-point, although that might be possible over 4G. This 
> meant I could tell the phone it was missing, and put a message on the display 
> telling a finder how to contact me. I could also have disabled it, or told it 
> to make a noise, but obviously I didn't want to alert anyone to it.
> 
> There is also a feature which you can use to track your friends. Luckily for 
> me I don't have any. But I imagine it just tells you where their phone is, if 
> they've given permission, on the assumption that they have it with them.
> 
> This is why al-Qaeda don't use cellphones.
> 
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

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On 14 Apr 2014, at 16:47, "Ralf R Radermacher"  wrote:
> 
> Am 13.04.14 22:34, schrieb Bob W-PDML:
>> Thanks, yes, everything was still in the stuffsac.
> 
> So, how many cards have you had to cancel? You'll have to learn new PIN 
> codes...

Luckily only 3 - a debit card, a credit card and a travel card. I didn't need 
to change any PINs.

I recently bought an expensive and very small wallet deliberately to avoid 
bloat, which fits easily into a Levi's chest pocket, but which I can chuck into 
a saddlebag and not have to worry about the contents falling out. Ironic, huh?

http://bellroy.com/wallets/very-protective-wallet

> 
> I've recently had my wallet stolen from my car, literally under my nose. Some 
> tw@t knocked on the window on my side to tell me I had a problem with my car 
> and got me to get out and look while his mate stole the wallet from between 
> the front seats by opening the passenger-side rear door.

It amazes me sometimes how clever some crooks cam be in thinking up scams. If 
only they directed their intelligence for good...
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"New" Yahoo.

[jdavisf8]

I now have an idea why Yahoo was so screwed up and aggravating. They were 
working at it. 
Just took a look back and see it's been redesigned. This may not be the reason, 
but I really don't care. 
I just knew It couldn't have all been by accident. 

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Re: Spring Flowers - Finally!

[Bob Sullivan]

Dan,
I think the blue are silla with the crocus.
Bob S.

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> Very nice, Bpb, both of them!
>
> I especially like how you managed to get both colors of crocus in the
> same image;  you featured the two purple blooms, which seem to have
> the best form, while still picking up the color of the blue ones.
>
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>
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> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
>> Got some flower photos this morning, FINALLY!!!
>> Spring is here with 70 degree days yesterday and today.
>> Raining now and heading back to 40 and snow.
>> At this rate the crocus will be decimated, but
>> the early dafodils are just blooming so they should last.
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735198
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735200
>>
>> (I love my A200 Macro.)
>>
>> Regards,  Bob S.
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 13.04.14 22:34, schrieb Bob W-PDML:

Thanks, yes, everything was still in the stuffsac.


So, how many cards have you had to cancel? You'll have to learn new PIN 
codes...


I've recently had my wallet stolen from my car, literally under my nose. 
Some tw@t knocked on the window on my side to tell me I had a problem 
with my car and got me to get out and look while his mate stole the 
wallet from between the front seats by opening the passenger-side rear door.


Their booty: two Mastercards and two bank cards, ID-card, car's papers, 
driving license, amateur radio license plus a heap of customer cards and 
some petty cash. Cancelled the cards within minutes. All the rest - 
minus the cash - was found a day later by the cleaners in the next 
subway station down the street.


That at least saved me a day around various local authorities. But since 
then, I've been trying to memorise the bl**dy new PIN codes of all those 
new bank and credit cards.


For that alone, they'd deserve to be hung!

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Re: Spring Flowers - Finally!

[Bob Sullivan]

Dan,
I think the small blue flowers showing in the image are silla.
They are really quite tiny.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> I have crocus that color, somewhat smaller than the purple ones.  I'm
> not sure what else would be out so early.
>
> Dan Matyola
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>
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 6:31 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
>> Thanks Jack, Dan, and Tim.
>> Dan, I don't think the blue flowers are crocus,
>> but my wife doesn't remember the name...
>> and she planted them!
>> Regards,  Bob S.
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Tim Bray  wrote:
>>> It’s hard to do anything new and fresh with a crocus, but you managed;
>>> that’s terrific.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
 Got some flower photos this morning, FINALLY!!!
 Spring is here with 70 degree days yesterday and today.
 Raining now and heading back to 40 and snow.
 At this rate the crocus will be decimated, but
 the early dafodils are just blooming so they should last.

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735198

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735200

 (I love my A200 Macro.)

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Re: SDM snaffu

[David J Brooks]

Centre focus, lots of contrast so it shoudl be fine biut its not. What
it feels like its doing is it will focus, then front focus then back
focus then front focus then stop. I cannot shot as the focus ilight is
flashing so no picture. its sporatic it will be fine for 2-3 shots
then it will start.

I'm going to send this back it think/

Dave

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 8:00 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> Which focus point where you using, Dave?
> Lots of light and contrast in whatever was under the selected focus point?
>
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 7:08 PM, David J Brooks  wrote:
>> Took the new 17-70 out to shoot birds in my lilac tree today. First
>> few shots focus snapped in there like no tomorrow. Then it started to
>> acing  up. It would hit focus then start hunting, but not a lot just a
>> few mm either way but the green focus indicator would flash and would
>> not let me take the shot. I would have to change focus points 1-2 3
>> times and then it would focus, then it would act up again.
>>
>> Im going to assume this is not normal or is the norm for SDM
>>
>>  I hop not , its going back.
>>
>> Dave
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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

[Kenneth Waller]

What Bob said!


-Original Message-
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>
>Very nicely exposed and composed.
>
>B
>
>> On 14 Apr 2014, at 06:18, "Daniel J. Matyola"  wrote:
>> 
>> The bud fattens:
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md
>> Comments are invited.
>> 
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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

[Alan C]

Nice, Dan, almost lifelike. Does it flower every year?

Alan C

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The bud fattens:
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Comments are invited.

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Re: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Bruce Walker]

Bob's hearing is acute and directionally accurate.

On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Ann Sanfedele  wrote:
> As being a victem of one of the former kind I'm also glad to hear of that
> success story - especially told so nicely.
>
> Late to comment as I had company all day yesterday - a rare event that
> required hours of prep the house, the actual visit - (an annual tradition of
> watching the Masters Golf tourney) - and the clean-up and recovery.
>
> I still am not quite grasping how you managed it (from computer at home?)
> but never mind, my cell-phone tracking device only works in my apartment and
> involves calling the number from my landline and listening for the ring.
>
> ann
>
>
> On 4/13/2014 20:46, Ken Waller wrote:
>>
>> Bob -after the recent stories on this list of high tech snafus it was
>> really great to hear your story of high tech success - wonderful!
>>
>> Kenneth Waller
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>>
>> - Original Message - From: "Bob W-PDML" 
>> Subject: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree
>>
>>
>>> In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail
>>>  with a friend.
>>> I don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer,
>>> so I thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one
>>> if I didn't think my audax would stand up to it.
>>>
>>> So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross
>>> knobbly tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland
>>> about 5 miles from where I live.
>>>
>>> I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a
>>> nylon stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to
>>> reward myself afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the
>>> wonderfully badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with
>>> magnificent views east - I believe it's the highest point in London.
>>>
>>> It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It
>>> was a beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were
>>> lush and green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept
>>> stopping to take pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera
>>> out of the seatbag each time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS
>>> case, to my belt, and went off charging around again.
>>>
>>> Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My
>>> favourite wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75-
>>> cash, iPhone, glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.
>>>
>>> Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3
>>> fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some
>>> sort of Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding
>>> bluebells all look the same after a while but you soon get to know all
>>> the empty beer cans, bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the
>>> whole fucking forest when you're stressed out of your mind.
>>>
>>> So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car
>>> decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and
>>> we ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said
>>> "you wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily
>>> reparteed "get out of the fucking car then", and he drove off.
>>> Marivaux could have learned some things from me.
>>>
>>> I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable
>>> the iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone.
>>> Hmm. Wonder what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was
>>> still in the woods, and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it
>>> wouldn't let anyone else play with it and find all my dark secret
>>> things. I was resigned to losing the cash.
>>>
>>> Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great
>>> app, but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of
>>> the centre of the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the
>>> circle.
>>>
>>> So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty
>>> good , and by squinting a bit and finding a
>>> couple of reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for
>>> the lost phone, as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground
>>> which marked out a line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my
>>> GPS, and cycled back to the woods.
>>>
>>> It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I
>>> found it.
>>>
>>> It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the
>>> stuff, and when I got home again compared the actual position with the
>>> one I'd crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were
>>> only 17 metres apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.
>>>
>>> So at the moment I love Apple.
>>>
>>> I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have
>>> 

Re: PESO: Developing Potential

[Bruce Walker]

Nice! The vertical is a good frame for it.

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> The bud fattens:
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md
> Comments are invited.
>
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Re: GESO: Natal Strelitzia (Strelitzia nicolai)

[Bob Sullivan]

Alan,
Yes, very much like the 'Bird of Paradise' flowers here in warm climates.
Interesting to see and really big.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 1:31 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> The Natal Strelitzia is a large banana sized plant which grows well in
> tropical frost free localities. The flowers are much like those of the
> popular garden flower, Strelitzia reginae, but much larger & lacking the
> orange petals. In the first shot you can see the remains of the fallen
> Mopane tree which took 2 days to cut up.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/sets/72157643933782275/
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Re: PESO: The Party's Over

[Bob Sullivan]

Very appropriate title.  I didn't know what to expect, but that's
great.  Regards,  Bob S.

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> Found in the woods near my home:
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735473
> Comments are invited.
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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

[Bob Sullivan]

Dan,
Inspiring stuff.  Now I've got to shoot the star magnolia buds.
Regards,  Bob S.

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> The bud fattens:
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md
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Re: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[Ann Sanfedele]

As being a victem of one of the former kind I'm also glad to hear of 
that success story - especially told so nicely.


Late to comment as I had company all day yesterday - a rare event that
required hours of prep the house, the actual visit - (an annual 
tradition of watching the Masters Golf tourney) - and the clean-up and 
recovery.


I still am not quite grasping how you managed it (from computer at 
home?) but never mind, my cell-phone tracking device only works in my 
apartment and involves calling the number from my landline and listening 
for the ring.


ann

On 4/13/2014 20:46, Ken Waller wrote:

Bob -after the recent stories on this list of high tech snafus it was
really great to hear your story of high tech success - wonderful!

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - From: "Bob W-PDML" 
Subject: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree



In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail
 with a friend.
I don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer,
so I thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one
if I didn't think my audax would stand up to it.

So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross
knobbly tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland
about 5 miles from where I live.

I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a
nylon stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to
reward myself afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the
wonderfully badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with
magnificent views east - I believe it's the highest point in London.

It was a dark and stormy night. The woods were dark and deep. No. It
was a beautiful spring day. My bike looked really cool, the woods were
lush and green. The forest floor was a cliche of bluebells, so I kept
stopping to take pictures. It was a bit of a drag fishing the camera
out of the seatbag each time, so I decided to strap it, in its CCS
case, to my belt, and went off charging around again.

Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My
favourite wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75-
cash, iPhone, glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.

Dilemma. Rush home and cancel everything, or try to find it. I spent 3
fruitless hours randomly searching the Ice Age undergrowth, like some
sort of Hansel & Gretel, lost in there. Trees and leaves and sodding
bluebells all look the same after a while but you soon get to know all
the empty beer cans, bits of bog roll and pre-loved condoms in the
whole fucking forest when you're stressed out of your mind.

So I gave up and came home. On the way of course some fuckwit in a car
decided he was the only fuckwit who should be allowed on the road and
we ended up in a shouting match which finished in comedy when he said
"you wouldn't say that if I wasn't in this car", to which I wittily
reparteed "get out of the fucking car then", and he drove off.
Marivaux could have learned some things from me.

I cancelled my cards, and was looking on the iPad for a way to disable
the iPhone when I found this Apple thing called, er, Find my iPhone.
Hmm. Wonder what that does. So I tried it and it showed that it was
still in the woods, and let me set it to lost, so hopefully it
wouldn't let anyone else play with it and find all my dark secret
things. I was resigned to losing the cash.

Now, I hope someone from Apple gets to read this, because it's a great
app, but it would be even greater if it told you the coordinates of
the centre of the circle where your iPhone is, and the radius of the
circle.

So, I opened my GPS programme, which is called ExpertGPS and is pretty
good , and by squinting a bit and finding a
couple of reference points on the maps, made a stab at a waypoint for
the lost phone, as well a waypoint for a reference point on the ground
which marked out a line to follow. I then loaded the waypoints onto my
GPS, and cycled back to the woods.

It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I
found it.

It felt like a miracle. I made a waypoint on the GPS where I found the
stuff, and when I got home again compared the actual position with the
one I'd crudely made based on the Find my iPhone result. They were
only 17 metres apart, which I think is not bad under the circumstances.

So at the moment I love Apple.

I hate Dell though, because the screen on my laptop seems to have
failed. Guess I'll have to replace it with a Mac.

Oh, and the bike performed superbly.





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Re: PESO: Since everyone else is posting spring flowers

[Bob Sullivan]

Lovely tulips, bright sunshine and color, and just a little abstraction.
Looks like a wonderful day!  Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 9:25 PM, Tim Bray  wrote:
> I get one too.
>
> https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/04/11/-big/FXT10016.jpg.html
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Re: Spring Flowers - Finally!

[Bob Sullivan]

Thanks Ken and Dave.
Ken, I went a little overboard on the crop...
Dave, we are just leaving winter.

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 7:49 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> Great specimen and rendition of the Crocus Bob - I just would like more
> breathing room from the blooms to the edge at the top and bottom edges.
>
> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>
>
> - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" 
> Subject: Spring Flowers - Finally!
>
>
>> Got some flower photos this morning, FINALLY!!!
>> Spring is here with 70 degree days yesterday and today.
>> Raining now and heading back to 40 and snow.
>> At this rate the crocus will be decimated, but
>> the early dafodils are just blooming so they should last.
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735198
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735200
>>
>> (I love my A200 Macro.)
>>
>> Regards,  Bob S.
>
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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Jack.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola


On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 8:21 AM,   wrote:
> Better bud, Dan. Seriously sharper image.
> Well done!
>
> Jack
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Daniel J. Matyola" 
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 10:17:47 PM
> Subject: PESO: Developing Potential
>
> The bud fattens:
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md
> Comments are invited.
>
> Dan Matyola
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Bob.

Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola


On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 3:07 AM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> Very nicely exposed and composed.
>
> B
>
>> On 14 Apr 2014, at 06:18, "Daniel J. Matyola"  wrote:
>>
>> The bud fattens:
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md
>> Comments are invited.
>>
>> Dan Matyola
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>>
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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

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Better bud, Dan. Seriously sharper image. 
Well done! 

Jack 

- Original Message - 
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To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"  
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 10:17:47 PM 
Subject: PESO: Developing Potential 

The bud fattens: 
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md 
Comments are invited. 

Dan Matyola 
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

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On 13/04/2014, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> On 13 Apr 2014, at 21:34, "Steve Cottrell"  wrote:
>>
>> On 13/4/14, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed:
>>
>>> Great story, Bob and so glad you found your stuff!  Your story also
>>> reminds me that I really need to learn all this GPS stuff in the event I
>>> have similar misfortune.   Darrel and I are doing a longish road trip in
>>> June. I believe these skills may come in handy in the event of lost
>>> stuff, which is always a possibility on a road trip.
>>
>> You're going to geo-tag Darrel, bless him.
>>
>
> No need - you can follow his beard on Google Earth.

I think he meant "geo-cache".  Do it well enough and even the beard won't help.

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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[mike wilson]

On 13/04/2014, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
> In three weeks I'm cycling the Sarsen Trail
>  with a friend. I
> don't normally cycle off-road, and my bike is a lightweight tourer, so I
> thought I'd better try it out and perhaps borrow an off-road one if I didn't
> think my audax would stand up to it.
>
> So today I took off the mudguards and rack, fitted some cyclocross knobbly
> tyres and headed up to Oxleas Wood, some ancient woodland about 5 miles from
> where I live.
>
> I put my wallet, iPhone, camera, glasses, bike lock and a book in a nylon
> stuffsac, which I then put into a seat bag. My plan had been to reward
> myself afterwards with a nice cup of tea and a good read in the wonderfully
> badly-kept-secret cafe they have up there, with magnificent views east - I
> believe it's the highest point in London.
>
> Half an hour later, I realise I didn't close the seat bag. My favourite
> wallet, my credit cards, driving licence, Oyster card, £75- cash, iPhone,
> glasses, bike lock (£100!) and Marivaux are gone.

> It took another hour of searching, but this time methodically, and I found
> it.

You didn't do badly yourself.

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Re: PESO: Developing Potential

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Very nicely exposed and composed.

B

> On 14 Apr 2014, at 06:18, "Daniel J. Matyola"  wrote:
> 
> The bud fattens:
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17735781&size=md
> Comments are invited.
> 
> Dan Matyola
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> 
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Re: OT: Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

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On 13 Apr 2014, at 23:21, "Brian Walters"  wrote:
> 
> Great story and a happy ending - you should write TV scripts...

Thanks. Well, in fact I realised after I posted it that the story has a 
classical narrative structure that could be straight out of Propp.

Bruce Willis will play the lead.

> 
> It would have been happier, though, if you'd found the 'Find my Phone' app 
> before you cancelled your cards.
> 


It's just mildly inconvenient now to wait a few days for the replacements, but 
there was still the chance of someone dishonest finding them before I did, or 
me not finding them at all, so I would have cancelled them in either case.

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