Re: More inane arguing...please, just ignore - WAS - RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-11 Thread Arthur Entlich
Anthony Atkielski wrote: Austin writes: What's illogical, is any discussion with you. You'll note that personal attacks are absent from my posts, but I do provide evidence for my assertions. In contrast, your posts are mostly personal attacks, but evidence for your assertions is

RE: More inane arguing...please, just ignore - WAS - RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-11 Thread Austin Franklin
I believe you are both seriously damaged goods, who deserve each other. The only problem is, we, the other members of this list, do NOT deserve either of you. Excuse me, Arthur? No one deserves YOU! There was no cause for your insult and your comments are absolutely inappropriate and are

Re: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-11 Thread Arthur Entlich
Anthony Atkielski wrote: Nobody provided any documentation proving any peculiar risk to buying or developing film abroad. I encourage children to ask questions when they need further information or are being inquisitive. However, I have no patience for spoiled children who ask why or

ADMIN : STOP IT. (was Re: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-11 Thread Tony Sleep
On Sun, 9 Sep 2001 19:27:51 -0500 Tom Scales ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: BS. It is a hoax. Shut UP Tom THIS THREAD STOPS HERE. IF YOU WANT TO ABUSE EACH OTHER DO IT IN PRIVATE MAIL. Regards Tony Sleep http://www.halftone.co.uk - Online portfolio exhibit; + film scanner info

Re: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-10 Thread Anthony Atkielski
Austin writes: Not necessarily. That does not mean that other airlines did not use magnetic trays. This is another fallacy in your technique. There is no reason to assume that any airline has ever used magnetic trays, unless some airline comes forward and actually says so. I don't know of

Re: More inane arguing...please, just ignore - WAS - RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-10 Thread Anthony Atkielski
Austin writes: Did you ever think that the hoax that you claim was inaccurate for ONLY those airlines, and that for another airline it may have been true? No, of course not. It would be an illogical extrapolation. If it is untrue for one aircraft, the one actually named, and if there is

More foolish arguing over silly seat trays - was RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-10 Thread Austin Franklin
Not necessarily. That does not mean that other airlines did not use magnetic trays. This is another fallacy in your technique. There is no fallacy in my technique (much your claim of another, since you have never claimed a first), just because I know that you are wrong, and that you do

RE: More inane arguing...please, just ignore - WAS - RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-10 Thread Austin Franklin
I apologize to the news group for partaking in this utterly foolish game. This is the last post I will do on airline trays. Did you ever think that the hoax that you claim was inaccurate for ONLY those airlines, and that for another airline it may have been true? No, of course not.

Re: More foolish arguing over silly seat trays - was RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-10 Thread Anthony Atkielski
Austin writes: There is no fallacy in my technique (much your claim of another, since you have never claimed a first), just because I know that you are wrong, and that you do not know what you are talking about. There are several fallacies in this statement alone. There is a personal

Re: More inane arguing...please, just ignore - WAS - RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-10 Thread Anthony Atkielski
Austin writes: What's illogical, is any discussion with you. You'll note that personal attacks are absent from my posts, but I do provide evidence for my assertions. In contrast, your posts are mostly personal attacks, but evidence for your assertions is absent. As usual, I shall leave the

RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-09 Thread Austin Franklin
There are also some airplane trays that are magnetic so they do not rattle (the ones in first class typically that fold down into the arm rest), and they can effect magnetic media also. This is incorrect; it is a longstanding hoax. I'm sorry, Anthony, but your claim of a hoax is

Re: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-09 Thread Anthony Atkielski
Austin writes: I'm sorry, Anthony, but your claim of a hoax is false. Now, you're an expert on airline trays? No, but after talking to Airbus and the IATA about this very hoax, I was able to confirm that it is baseless. The original hoax was a circulating Internet story about two people

RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-09 Thread Austin Franklin
Austin writes: I'm sorry, Anthony, but your claim of a hoax is false. Now, you're an expert on airline trays? No, but after talking to Airbus and the IATA about this very hoax, I was able to confirm that it is baseless. Oh. Only Airbus and the IATA know anything about this. Whom at

RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-09 Thread Austin Franklin
who's That should have been whose, sorry ;-)

Re: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-09 Thread Tom Scales
It is an urban legend. Visit this link for the details: http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bllaptop.htm Now, can we get back to scanning and put this pissing contest to bed. Tom Austin writes: I'm sorry, Anthony, but your claim of a hoax is false. Now, you're an expert on

More inane arguing...please, just ignore - WAS - RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-09 Thread Austin Franklin
Oh. Only Airbus and the IATA know anything about this. The original hoax specifically mentioned an Airbus A340 and Sabena airlines, although other verifiable details were lacking, as usual. Did you ever think that the hoax that you claim was inaccurate for ONLY those airlines, and that

RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-09 Thread Austin Franklin
Not necessarily. That does not mean that other airlines did not use magnetic trays. The source for the report I had were far and above any Internet folklore. The issue may have been cured since the issue was first discovered. If memory serves me correctly, the report I had was done in 1993/4

Re: More inane arguing...please, just ignore - WAS - RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-09 Thread Tom Scales
Do you actually read? I posted the link showing that this is an urban legend - a hoax, quite some time ago. This entire thread is ridiculous. Grow up and shut up. Tom From: Austin Franklin Did you ever think that the hoax that you claim was inaccurate for ONLY those airlines, and that for

Re: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-09 Thread Tom Scales
BS. It is a hoax. Shut UP Tom - Original Message - From: Austin Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 7:19 PM Subject: RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera Not necessarily. That does not mean that other airlines did not use

RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-08 Thread Laurie Solomon
Of course; it might get stolen or damaged. :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Stephen Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 11:35 AM To: Film Scanner Subject: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera Hello, Now that film and x-ray has been

Re: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-08 Thread Anthony Atkielski
No. Digital cameras and digital storage media are unaffected by x rays. They may behave strangely if they are operating _during_ the scan, but there is no lasting effect on anything. - Original Message - From: Stephen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Film Scanner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday,

RE: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-08 Thread Austin Franklin
Anthony, your answer is entirely irrelevant, you did not read the question. The question had nothing to do with the X-Rays, but the MACHINES. The correct answer is YES, an airport security machine CAN disrupt the data on any magnetic media. Some of them have strong magnetics (large motors). I

Re: filmscanners: X-ray and digital camera

2001-09-08 Thread Anthony Atkielski
Anthony, your answer is entirely irrelevant, you did not read the question. The question had nothing to do with the X-Rays, but the MACHINES. You are correct; I assumed that x rays were still being addressed. My mistake. I'm not aware of any documented problems with magnetic fields