Further musings on this (not by me, but by Joey Hess - much better
qualified that I'll ever be to comment;
https://joeyh.name/blog/entry/reflections_on_distrusting_xz/
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On Mon, 1 Apr 2024 14:21:02 +0100
James Dutton via Hampshire wrote:
Hello James,
>Maybe someone needs to write a tool that scans all .deb and .rpm
>install bash scripts, and highlights any non-trivial ones.
There's discussion of the issue on the Debian Developers ML. I read it,
but don't post;
On Mon, 6 Mar 2023 08:51:39 +
Rob Malpass via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Rob,
>VLC opens and crashes immediately.
What happens if you move your current VLC config out of the way?
(just rename ~/.config/vlcrc)
I had VLC crashing left, right and centre for a while. Deleting the
existing config
On Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:42:33 -
rmluglist2--- via Hampshire wrote:
Hello rmluglist2---,
>I strongly suspect folks have moved onto social media (which I've
>yet to really embrace properly)
All best avoided, IMO. T&Cs of most of them (fb, twitter, tiktok, etc,
etc.) mean you waive your right
On Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:24:13 +0100
Kevin Safford via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Kevin,
>It doesn't sound as though you're too bothered about getting money for
You're right about that. Essentially, looking to cover postage; Pick
up out of the question - I'm in Devon, but lived in Hampshire for man
On Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:38:36 +0100
Brad Rogers wrote:
Hello,
>for HP 6100, 6600, 6700 etc. printers.
To clarify further, equivalent to;
933XL - cyan
932XL - black
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Hello,
I've got two black and one cyan inkjet cartridges (compatible, not HP)
for HP 6100, 6600, 6700 etc. printers. I can see no expiry date, but as
a gauge, I bought them in January. Had them listed on ebay, no takers
so far. I'd rather somebody got use out of them before they get sent
for re
On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:45:45 + (UTC)
Paul Tansom via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Paul,
>OK, I can't see my previous email on the lists or in my sent,
Ignore my last - I'm going mad, not you. The one I saw was for March!
This means there have been very few messages on the list over the last
mont
On Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:45:45 + (UTC)
Paul Tansom via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Paul,
>OK, I can't see my previous email on the lists or in my sent, so either
You did send it - I received a copy on the 11th.
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On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 12:09:21 -
rmluglist2--- via Hampshire wrote:
Hello rmluglist2---,
>a) the length of the cable or
Unlikely; Cable runs of up to 100m should be okay. Difficult to reach
in a domestic setting.
>b) the quality of the cable or
More likely.
You also mentioned (lack of)
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:01:03 -
Rob via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Rob,
>However, I don't want to use Windows and I have in mind a bash script to
It comes with software. Which I read as; It's using a proprietary
protocol that won't run on Linux. It won't even work on a Windows
laptop, accordi
On Mon, 1 Jun 2020 21:11:10 + (UTC)
Peter Alefounder via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Peter,
>man mount gave me the impression it was possible, but it could do with
>a few examples.
I feel your pain. However, man pages aren't supposed to be tutorials.
Of course, some are man pages are better wr
On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +
Owain via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Owain,
>It's a shame this list is so much quieter than it used to be, but good
It's an inevitable consequence of time passing; There's far more info
available on the 'net now than ten or twenty years ago. Far more people
conn
On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 16:06:44 +
Owain via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Owain,
>I am so regretting accepting a free HP Officejet printer. The software
>works ok, but for me part of the open source ethic is being able to use
>non OEM cartridges
I use non-HP ink cartridges in my OfficeJet without
On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 18:58:12 +0100
Chris Dennis via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Chris,
>a special HantsLUG meeting in sunny Brittany sometime? 'Bringing a box'
>all that way could be tricky though.
Not if it were a box of chocolates. ;-)
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On Fri, 21 Jul 2017 13:27:58 +0100
Roger Munford via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Roger,
>replacement are weird. The toner is so expensive in comparison to the
>actual printer. Is this just a marketing ploy or is toner expensive to
>manufacture.
Similar things apply to inkjet printers. That is, th
On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 12:11:06 +
"A. J. Trickett via Hampshire" wrote:
Hello A.,
>Wondered if people had any opinion on which was best value, Find
>My Past or Ancestry.com?
Whilst there's much overlap between the two, you may find that,
ultimately, you'll need data from both of them. For ex
On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 11:58:51 +0100
Roger Munford via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Roger,
>It may already be widespread but I had never heard it before my son
You're not alone; I don't recall hearing it before, either.
Nice one. :-)
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On Tue, 3 May 2016 16:56:16 +0100
Chris Dennis via Hampshire wrote:
Hello Chris,
>guessing that there is a fairly small audience for this sort of local
>interest stuff).
You might be surprised - Family historians/genealogists *love* this type
of thing as it helps them to add context to what mig
On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:22:08 +
"A. J. Trickett" wrote:
Hello A.,
>I've tried Amazon etc and on the whole, 65W is a very common PSU
>size, as is q 5.5mm OD jack, but most of them are the yellow tips
>and that doesn't fit as I've alredy tried one of them - at my
Your friend (the guy that r
On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:52:44 +
Gordon Scott wrote:
Hello Gordon,
>On Thu, 2015-11-12 at 16:52 +0000, Brad Rogers wrote:
>> the NIMBY brigade.
>Don't get me started :-)
Too late, obviously. :-)
>I'm not in any way anti renewables, though I think they should per
On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 15:45:41 +
Gordon Scott wrote:
Hello Gordon,
>Obviously others will have different views.
HSE probably has a fair bit to say about it, I'm sure. Also, don't
forget the "power of the people"; Urban areas seem to be well organised
when it comes to the NIMBY brigade.
As
On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 15:04:07 +
Gordon Scott wrote:
Hello Gordon,
>Why oh why do they so often put them in green spaces? It's ridiculous.
Access, cost and safety, to name but three.
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On Sat, 7 Mar 2015 14:58:17 +
"Peter B." wrote:
Hello Peter,
>There are still a few of us here. Long live the Linux community
I didn't mean to imply otherwise.
The HantsLUG denizens seem to be a group of sage Linux users.
Consequently they're able to sort their own issues out, by and larg
On Sat, 7 Mar 2015 11:53:32 +
Peter Alefounder wrote:
Hello Peter,
>It worked! This list may be less active than it was, but Debian
Activity, thankfully, is not synonymous with accuracy. :-)
OTOH, the more active a list, the better the chances are that somebody
will know the answer.
>qu
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:18:07 +
Peter Alefounder wrote:
Hello Peter,
>Folder View Settings
>On the other three, I get a much shorter menu:
>Desktop Settings
>How can I arrange to get the first type of menu on all desktops?
I /think/ this is what you want (note: not tried it myself)
The
On Fri, 28 Nov 2014 13:13:38 +
James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
Hello James,
>Its black Friday, and guess what Amazon.co.uk web site is down.
Works fine from here.
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On Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:18:01 +
Ian Park wrote:
Hello Ian,
>go into the BIOS, and it booted into Windows (I'd specified that I
>wanted the machine with no OS, but I guess that PC Specialist installed
>Windows for the system test)
From what I remember of my purchsaes from them, it's a bare
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:12:03 +0100
Gordon Scott wrote:
Hello Gordon,
>I'm told a few celebrities agree with me.
After the last week or so, yes. };-)
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People stare like they've
On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 21:48:01 +0100
Daniel Llewellyn wrote:
Hello Daniel,
>The problem is that "spying" isn't being done on persons breaking laws,
>it is done on everyone at all times. Right now you are being surveiled
>by the powers-that-be whether you like to believe it or not.
Worse; Private
On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:54:19 +0100
Joseph Bennie wrote:
Hello Joseph,
>but more often than not these laws save lives*, and those guilty of
Potentially, yes.
>*I expect these law also allow for the triangulation of a person for
>search and rescue. and other good causes.
Personally, I wouldn'
On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:07:49 +0100
James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
Hello James,
>4) The requests are definitely aimed at being of use to police
>investigating a crime. For example, they can search by a fraudulent
And therein lies a problem. "Aimed at", on the face of it, doesn't
preclude the law
On Sat, 5 Jul 2014 19:39:17 +0100
Anton Piatek wrote:
Hello Anton,
>And how does one know when buying a house if electrical work was done
>after 2005?
TBH, IDK. The certificate that an electrician hands over on completion
of any job is likely to be filed in the grey receptacle, I suspect.
>I'
On Sat, 5 Jul 2014 18:35:13 +0100
Daniel Llewellyn wrote:
Hello Daniel,
>> "competent person" who will check your work before s/he signs off on
>> it all.
>That's not entirely accurate. Building regulations Part-P requires that
>all domestic electrical work be audited and approved by a qualifie
On Sat, 5 Jul 2014 11:47:55 +0100
Stephen Nelson-Smith wrote:
Hello Stephen,
>It's for home - we have a barn in which we want to put some lighting and
>enough power sockets for a freezer and a few other bits and bobs.
Assuming you have the desire, capability, time and the project is not
subject
On Tue, 27 May 2014 12:54:48 +0100
Anton Piatek wrote:
Hello Anton,
because everything flows nicely, as it should.
page looking for the start of the next paragraph? No, of course not,
Finally, when reading a book, do you expect to have to jump about the
From right to left, yes, but not bottom
On Tue, 20 May 2014 12:48:38 +0100
Lisi wrote:
Hello Lisi,
>I plough on interleaving. I rarely get complaints.
Same here. Somebody even asked me what software I used that could do
that. I explained it was wetware (i.e. my brain) that did most of the
work. They didn't seem keen on that. :-
On Mon, 12 May 2014 12:49:53 +0100
David Webb wrote:
Hello David,
>1. Are disks still my best archive storage system?
Given their cost these days, probably. Although CDs and DVDs can be
cheaper, their use requires extra step be taken. This eats into
cost/performance benefit ratios.
>2. Sho
On Sat, 10 May 2014 11:26:24 +0100
Alex Dicks wrote:
Hello Alex,
>You can just about get away with opening a hard disk in a clean
>zip-seal freezer bag (making a very small "clean room").
You got away with it, but I wouldn't fancy my chances TBH. Drive head
fly heights are measured in microns,
On Sat, 10 May 2014 09:53:19 +0100
David Webb wrote:
Hello David,
>Does anyone know of an obvious cause for this type of failure - dust,
>movement, overheating - or how to get into the enclosure (to clean)
>without destroying it?
If it's the drives that are failing, simply opening the enclosur
On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 07:08:43 +0100
Keith Edmunds wrote:
Hello Keith,
>And revoke and regenerate SSL certificates.
Yes, I should have mentioned that too.
>It was a busy day yesterday.
I bet it was. :-(
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On Tue, 8 Apr 2014 23:34:37 +0100
"Dr A. J. Trickett" wrote:
Hello Dr,
>code-base. If you have anything that uses OpenSSL you should check and
>patch your box and restart anything that uses OpenSSL.
And generate new keys.
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On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:37:58 +
Daniel Llewellyn wrote:
Hello Daniel,
>although it also will mean that sysadmins will have "fun" using
>addresses containing things like :cafe and :b00b and :1337 (I would
And face:booc (sic).
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On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:27:26 +0100
Samuel Penn wrote:
Hello Samuel,
>On Friday 13 Sep 2013 14:30:11 Brad Rogers wrote:
>> They always have. They've never hidden that fact. That's why, like
>> you, I prefer to avoid them.
>Technically, most ISPs do, even if it
On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:38:58 +0100
Gordon Scott wrote:
Hello Gordon,
>OK, that's supposed to be funny. I think
:-)
And with all that you wrote slowly coming true, a truly Orwellian future
can't be that far off. :-(
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On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:36:04 +0100
Gordon Scott wrote:
Hello Gordon,
>I've been _very_ confident for a long time now that Google scans and
>uses gmail content.
They always have. They've never hidden that fact. That's why, like
you, I prefer to avoid them. Even if I do need to search using th
On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 19:50:59 +0100
Richard Bensley wrote:
Hello Richard,
>Wacom Intuos 3 A4 Oversize USB £50
I'd like the table for my daughter, if it's still available.
Unfortunately, I can't do pick up as I'm in Devon. I am, of course,
happy to pay the postage.
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On Fri, 17 May 2013 12:38:48 +0100
Roger Munford wrote:
Hello Roger,
>Can anybody recommend either a low end laptop or a buying strategy
>which would lead to a Linux Friendly laptop.
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk sell laptops and desktops either with or
without an OS installed. Failing that, r
On Tue, 5 Mar 2013 13:26:57 +
"Dr A. J. Trickett" wrote:
Hello Dr,
>Depressingly lots of houses built after the regulations were
>changed don't meet the regulations... However the assesment is a
Terrible, isn't it? I can't even drill a hole in the wall without the
local authority whingin
On Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:26:29 +
Gordon Scott wrote:
Hello Gordon,
>the inspectors came they marked the "cavity wall insulation" entry as
>"presumed not". They didn't even ask.
They seem to always do that - even when the property was built *after*
the time when insulation became a requireme
On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:31:53 +
Ally Biggs wrote:
Hello Ally,
>The problem with desktop Linux I think is when the shit hits the fan
>and something needs to be configured or a driver needs to be added your
>average user isn't going to want to sit typing commands in a terminal
>or spending hour
On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:29:29 +
Tony Whitmore wrote:
Hello Tony,
>It's totally possible to integrate DHCP and DNS. You don't mention
>which distro, but assuming it's Ubuntu, check this out:
Not even where Leo writes "...an old computer running debian..."?
;-)
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:17:18 +
Tony Wood wrote:
Hello Tony,
>Oh I like that, Brad: the witness protection idea.
:-)
>I think the pause on answering (many calls) is due to computer dialling
>connecting the call centre worker when it finds an answered phone.
Indexed caller devices are supp
On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:13:15 +
Anthony wrote:
Hello Anthony,
>I'm pretty sure you'd enjoy a look at http://www.saynotocoldcalls.com.
I wasn't aware of that site, but as soon as I visited, I realised who
that guy is, and that he's already been compensated twice.
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:17:18 +
Tony Wood wrote:
Hello Tony,
>Oh I like that, Brad: the witness protection idea.
:-)
>I think the pause on answering (many calls) is due to computer dialling
>connecting the call centre worker when it finds an answered phone.
The use of those devices is sup
On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:10:17 +
Tony Wood wrote:
Hello Tony,
>I recently asked my ex-directory neighbours about cold telephone calls
>and it seems they get more than I do. (Their most recent was the
Possibly because they give out their number to all the companies, web
sites and what-not th
On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:19:22 +
Keith Edmunds wrote:
Hello Keith,
>But they seldom are.
I know. The second paragraph in my mail indicated my awareness of the
overseas issues.
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:21:52 +
Imran Chaudhry wrote:
Hello Imran,
>I have heard some unscrupulous companies do not comply with it but it
>is better than nothing.
TPS adherence is now supposed to be law. Few people seem to be aware
oif that, though. So, if the callers are UK based they can
On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:21:05 +
Tony Wood wrote:
Hello Tony,
>Have I got this right, Victor: you feel sorry for those knowingly
>making dishonest cold calls to con the public?
Victor, I think, believes that those people /actually/ doing the calling
are, by and large, also being duped by the
On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:23:53 -
"Rob Malpass" wrote:
Hello Rob,
>3) If, expense notwithstanding for the moment, I did this as 4*2TB
>external USB hard drives, I've had trouble sharing these with Ubuntu
>before now. For some reason they're mounted under /media under a
>strange (and seemingly r
On Sun, 7 Oct 2012 00:03:19 +0100
Dave Walker wrote:
Hello Dave,
>(The sad thing is, i'm not quite sure how this happened!)
1) Possibly, you accepted LinkedIn's request to invite people in your
address book.
2) You've got the list address saved as the Stuart's address.
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:37:33 +0100
Alan Pope wrote:
Hello Alan,
>I no longer want ^^ this pile of books. If someone would like to take
There's probably a community project in your area that supports the
disadvantaged giving them computer access, etc. Some of those people
may want to do somethi
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:35:39 +0100
Keith Edmunds wrote:
Hello Keith,
>Yes, sorry Brad, I meant to quote that bit too.
NP; I ought to have used a smiley, TBH. I wasn't annoyed by the slip.
>We were without a telephone or Internet for 3w2d a couple of years ago.
>BT didn't pay us anything :-(
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:47:08 +0100
Keith Edmunds wrote:
Hello Keith,
>I believe it's £130. I can't help thinking BT would take a lot more
Well, I did say it's probably more now. :-)
>interest if, when they attended and found there WAS a BT fault, they had
>to pay the subscriber £130. That wo
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:29:28 +0100
Tim wrote:
Hello Tim,
>router first and if that is still a problem we will contact BT. Fault
>turned out to be a broken line coming into the building so I would of
>had to spend my time and money before Zen would call out BT to resolve
>their line fault. I m
On Sat, 26 May 2012 16:43:50 +0100
Stephen Davies wrote:
Hello Stephen,
> I just installed an addon for Firefox that allows me to view the
> cookies for a site.
Why do you need an add-on for that? FF, in common with all the browsers
I've ever used, allow you to view the cookies via their setti
On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:42:36 +0100
Tony Wood wrote:
Hello Tony,
> Surely not !
Oh yes indeed.
Oh, and don't call me Shirley. :-)
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On Sun, 27 May 2012 07:52:24 +0100
Sean Gibbins wrote:
Hello Sean,
> 'ill-considered and poorly executed laws' is that they often turn out
> to be extremely broad-ranging in their scope as a result, and quite
> handy for shutting down dissent or forming an excuse to spy on the
> general populace
On Fri, 25 May 2012 22:56:45 +0100
hants...@googlemail.com wrote:
Hello hants...@googlemail.com,
> I don't order from Which?. I just read the site. And now it is
Like I said; "just one example". Tracking your use of the site is
another. If only to target advertising at you, based on your si
On Fri, 25 May 2012 23:13:31 +0100
Tim Brocklehurst wrote:
Hello Tim,
> A little more digging reveals this from the guidance notes...
{snipped}
So, it's an ill-considered, poorly executed, impossible to police law.
You'd think it was one of ours, not pan-European.
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On Fri, 25 May 2012 22:08:19 +0100
hants...@googlemail.com wrote:
Hello hants...@googlemail.com,
> The site does in fact work fine without cookies because I have yet to
Many sites will. It can be a painful experience though. Having to
enter your name and address *every* time you order somethin
On Fri, 25 May 2012 19:07:10 +0100
Tim Brocklehurst wrote:
Hello Tim,
> Apparently it's a slow news day at the Beeb. There are plenty of
It might be a slow news day, but that doesn't alter the fact that the law
changes regarding the setting of cookies. Users will have to be shown a
warning tha
On Tue, 1 May 2012 22:17:40 +0100
Imran Chaudhry wrote:
Hello Imran,
> http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=164
> Do they really make a difference?
Yes, but;
No-one has mentioned water cooling. Very quiet indeed. Can be a scary
prospect for some, but it does work. AS has
On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:59:31 +0100
Owain Clarke wrote:
Hello Owain,
> No it's not that, Brad - I have:
Worth a shot. From your second message I see you've solved it.
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Buy some l
On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:13:14 +0100
Owain Clarke wrote:
Hello Owain,
> I'm suddenly getting a new error - I don't know of anything I've
> changed that's caused this. Top responds with "top: Invalid user".
Permissions changed perhaps? FWIW, here they're;
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 71792 Jan 23 11
On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:16:24 +
Chris Dennis wrote:
Hello Chris,
> Does anyone know where I can buy some low-profile PCI brackets?
Blank can be bought here;
http://cpc.farnell.com/startech/plateblanklp/expansion-cover-blank-low-profile/dp/CS22617
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:27:30 - (GMT)
"Vic" wrote:
Hello Vic,
> But with grub2, I'm a bit lost as to how to fix things. Even putting an
> explicit "insmod lvm" into grub.cfg doesn't seem to get things going...
Has to be done in the right place. See;
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRU
On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:25:52 +
alan c wrote:
Hello alan,
> Anyone read '1984' lately?
Why? We're living it!
;-)
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Love Son
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:46:30 +
hants...@googlemail.com wrote:
Hello hants...@googlemail.com,
> Sorry to be dim, Chris, but are you saying that 21 Celsius is the same
> thing as 70 Fahrenheit? Getting that far has taken me a mere 7
> hours! Yes, I suppose you are. But that took arithmetic.
On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:53:44 +
Mike Dwerryhouse wrote:
Hello Mike,
> I've used a few KVMs in different jobs, and have one here at home.
> It's always been double scroll-lock then up or down arrow to switch.
One of the reasons I always preferred the mechanical switch units is the
nagging dou
On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:06:55 +0100
Philip Stubbs wrote:
Hello Philip,
> Now that you have been sussed, you are obliged to make a recording of
> this, and post a link to it here. :-)
Weren't owners of Commodore floppy drives (1541?) back in the C64 days
able to do this sort of thing? Without ad
On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:48:22 +0100
Lisi wrote:
Hello Lisi,
> You bought snake oil. There are no adders in your kitchen. What more
I heard they multiply quite quickly.
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Where th
On Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:19:12 +0100
Victor Churchill wrote:
Hello Victor,
> when tracks were physically wider but that with newer disks with
> higher track-per-inch density it no longer applies.
Domestically, maybe. Government agencies (police, etc.) will have
superior hardware capable of such d
On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:06:19 +0100
James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
Hello James,
> I have one of those. She puts a gold ring on my finger. It looks
> harmless enough, but I am sure it forces me to say yes to everything!
There is only The One Ring. ;-)
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On Tue, 2 Aug 2011 19:09:56 +0100
"Rob Malpass" wrote:
Hello Rob,
> So in short - I guess my question is: Is SCSI so old it's not worth
> bothering with?
These days, TBH, I'd simply go with SATA. Partly because it's so simple
to connect devices to, and partly because drive sizes measured in
te
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:16:42 +
john lewis wrote:
Hello john,
> Does anyone have a clue as to how I can decode the page so I can edit?
> it. The original webmaster is unavailable for the moment so cannot ask
> what software he used.
The numbers are decimal ASCII codes representing letters.
On Sun, 6 Feb 2011 10:06:12 -0500 (EST)
Andy Random wrote:
Hello Andy,
> It *must* be capable of duplex printing and I don't mean "manual
> duplex" I want to be able to print 50 pages walk away and come back 10
> minutes later to find 25 sheets printed double sided waiting for me.
Tough call;
On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 23:33:23 +0100 (BST)
"Vic" wrote:
Hello Vic,
> Has anyone seen this before?
Sounds as though your usual user isn't a member of the "scanner" group.
I don't know how it's done in Fedora, unfortunately, but once you've
added yourself, log out then back in again for the change
On Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:17:09 +0100
"Rob Malpass" wrote:
Hello Rob,
> So basically this is the best of both worlds - if I know a programme
> (especially radio) is coming on - I can set the PVR to get it. Or if
> I've missed something good (I'm a big Radio 4 fan but not in during
> the day) - I c
On Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:39:32 +0100
Mark Johnson wrote:
Hello Mark,
> Try getting caught on a speed camera[1] and being asked to confirm who
> was driving your car, then you'll see if you've got the right to
> remain silent. Sad, but true.
A lot of legal wrangling goes on over this sort of issue(
On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:40:16 +0100
John Cooper wrote:
Hello John,
> I think Deb'n'Ian is by far the stupidest name
> for a distro ;-)
Naah, that award goes to Mandriva.
--
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/ ) "The blindingly obvious is
/ _)radnever immediately apparent"
You don
On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:32:46 + (GMT)
Benjamin Ashton wrote:
Hello Benjamin,
> Is it now time to give up on Linux and 'ask Bill'?
Try another distro. Zenwalk might be a failure, but there are plenty of
other choices. The only choice regarding Microsoft is the constant
necessity to upgrade
On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:09:03 +0100
Roger Munford wrote:
Hello Roger,
> possibilities. I am surprised how conservative the industry is. This
> stuff should have been here years ago.
Double edged sword; They won't manufacture it because there's no demand
and there's no demand because nobody man
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:28:01 +0100
Sean Gibbins wrote:
Hello Sean,
> You just have to look at the situation with drugs to see that expert
> opinion - that is to say expert opinion solicited by the Government -
> is ignored in favour of the political safe bet.
Quite; They like to be *seen* to
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:29:16 +0100
Edward Beckmann wrote:
Hello Edward,
> Why is there not a principle that: a)
> MPs must register their vote electronically;
They'd complain about X,Y and Z being outside their "field of expertise",
probably. Which is odd since, for the most part, they're a ri
On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:08:11 +
LinuxLearner wrote:
Hello LinuxLearner,
> Cannot be bothered to potentially waste my time like that (I have no
If you can't be bothered, don't expect anybody to do it on your behalf.
Not that we could, anyway.
IOW, stop whining about something you're not prep
On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:51:33 +
LinuxLearner wrote:
Hello LinuxLearner,
> Why is facilitating data-rape not a crime?
What data rape? Your email address is *not* private data. Neither, you
might be horrified to hear, are such things as your name, date of birth,
marital status, etc.
In fac
On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:50:55 +
LinuxLearner wrote:
Hello LinuxLearner,
> Which in my view is most probably a breach of Data Protection Act
FB et al don't store the info, so the DPA doesn't apply.
> provisions. e.g. I get regular 'invites' from Facebook, though I have
> never given Faceboo
On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:29:06 +
Keith Edmunds wrote:
Hello Keith,
>> It's not a Windows issue (much as it pains me to say it).
> Oh! Thanks for the clarification.
You're welcome.
> > Plaxo, Twitter, Facebook, Bebo etc. have an option that allows them
> > to contract addresses that you hav
On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:12:07 +
Keith Edmunds wrote:
Hello Keith,
> Or maybe he should stop using Windows...
It's not a Windows issue (much as it pains me to say it).
Plaxo, Twitter, Facebook, Bebo etc. have an option that allows them to
contract addresses that you have stored with an invit
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