Re: [Liveaboard] The Diamond-Studded Pure-Gold Bushings: A Cautionary Tale

2012-12-16 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 05:46:54AM -0500, Jim Lynch wrote: On 12/15/2012 09:37 PM, Ben Okopnik wrote: A Long Tale Of The Sharks Upon The Land Snip Ben, our local club needs a stand up comic for our next meeting, are you available? ;) Well, you know my rates. Tell them to have a bag

Re: [Liveaboard] The Diamond-Studded Pure-Gold Bushings: A Cautionary Tale

2012-12-16 Thread Ben Okopnik
tide) soon... Thanks, Skip - hope to run across you sometime soon! Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com

Re: [Liveaboard] The Diamond-Studded Pure-Gold Bushings: A Cautionary Tale

2012-12-16 Thread Ben Okopnik
been a real disaster (GPS plotters weren't even a gleam in an engineer's eye back then.) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http

[Liveaboard] The Diamond-Studded Pure-Gold Bushings: A Cautionary Tale

2012-12-15 Thread Ben Okopnik
in the water by next Friday - and on his way south shortly thereafter. Thus endeth my tale, O Sultan. A bag of gold would make a good token of your esteem... Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites

Re: [Liveaboard] Why Georgia Sucks

2012-11-25 Thread Ben Okopnik
you are to climb higher than the rest of us in crab language being tossed around in there... Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com

Re: [Liveaboard] Why Georgia Sucks

2012-11-23 Thread Ben Okopnik
of feces in it, would you?) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] Why Georgia Sucks

2012-11-23 Thread Ben Okopnik
, we'll just have to put up with those cantankerous Norm-types that have stuck around for the last 5 million years or so, annoying those of us who know just how *proper* people ought to be. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business

Re: [Liveaboard] Battery Pulsers for Sale

2012-11-23 Thread Ben Okopnik
for any idea that leads to material improvements to my home on the water. Thanks! Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http

Re: [Liveaboard] Battery Pulsers for Sale

2012-11-17 Thread Ben Okopnik
a solvable problem: thimbles, etc. would spread that load. I think I just talked myself into adding a project to my list. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming

Re: [Liveaboard] Battery Pulsers for Sale

2012-11-16 Thread Ben Okopnik
was cruising didn't help), and I was NOT a happy camper during that time. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http

Re: [Liveaboard] Battery Pulsers for Sale

2012-11-14 Thread Ben Okopnik
a protest about those little accidental collisions with the race committee, never stood a chance. :) (You just watch. They'll be teaching this version in public school next year.) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led

Re: [Liveaboard] Battery Pulsers for Sale

2012-11-14 Thread Ben Okopnik
with all my friends in the area just to make sure that they are - and everyone seems to be alive and well, for which I'm truly grateful. My temp # is 347-764-6625. Please give me a call when you can. Best, Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions

[Liveaboard] Odd communication problems...

2012-11-01 Thread Ben Okopnik
...with Norm, that is. Emails that I send directly to him seem to evaporate, but list mail gets through. Odd. (Norm, please give me a call at my temporary number: 347-764-6625.) We now return you to your scheduled daily life. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom

Re: [Liveaboard] A SAFER WAY TO ANCHOR MANY MODERN BOATS IN A HURRICANE

2012-10-30 Thread Ben Okopnik
, are supposed to be the brain that decides on their proper use and configuration, regardless of what they're called. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250

Re: [Liveaboard] A SAFER WAY TO ANCHOR MANY MODERN BOATS IN A HURRICANE

2012-10-30 Thread Ben Okopnik
Tunnel like it was coming off a spillway!! Just awful. Steve, all I can do is wish you guys the best of luck; all my hopes and prayers are with you. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites

Re: [Liveaboard] A SAFER WAY TO ANCHOR MANY MODERN BOATS IN A HURRICANE

2012-10-27 Thread Ben Okopnik
to sea; one each fore and aft if you wish to use the Pardey technique. Check you friendly nearby horizontal anchor loads table for why this might be important. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic

[Liveaboard] Passwords

2012-10-14 Thread Ben Okopnik
In a completely unrelated search today, I ran across this: http://xkcd.com/936/ As always, Randall Munroe (XKCD) is just terrific - highly amusing, and right on the dot. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training

Re: [Liveaboard] (no subject)

2012-10-12 Thread Ben Okopnik
(with Hotmail and Yahoo being some of the worst.) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] (no subject)

2012-10-12 Thread Ben Okopnik
. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik ___ Liveaboard

Re: [Liveaboard] (no subject)

2012-10-12 Thread Ben Okopnik
no reason to disagree with it. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] API-4260-LW150-R voice annunciator

2012-09-20 Thread Ben Okopnik
to get all this rectified - including taking the head off and getting it cut flat, which *finally*, after a year, took care of the overheating problems that had been present since the first day. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business

Re: [Liveaboard] Seamanship (was voice annunciator)

2012-09-19 Thread Ben Okopnik
in favor of government-enforced solutions, but in this specific case - given that actual *good* solutions exist, and that the cost of not doing so can be horrendous - I agree. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training

Re: [Liveaboard] RR Bridge at Hudson and Harlem Rivers

2012-09-19 Thread Ben Okopnik
. It's on request (with delays during rush hour), and the operator is on channel 13. The Circle Line boats go through it all the time. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom

Re: [Liveaboard] API-4260-LW150-R voice annunciator

2012-09-19 Thread Ben Okopnik
time I ever heard of a high detergent oil... Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] API-4260-LW150-R voice annunciator

2012-09-18 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 10:06:10PM -0400, Kris Coward wrote: On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 09:42:03PM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote: Good grief. No second battery; not even a generator on board - and these people go 200 miles out to sea. Pays to remember this kind of stuff when you have a rapidly

Re: [Liveaboard] API-4260-LW150-R voice annunciator

2012-09-18 Thread Ben Okopnik
with a petcock? Warm it up, add a little diesel to thin it and to clean out the crud, stick the hose into a milk jug, and fire up the Gear Puppy. *Much* better than crawling around in the bilge, wrestling with drain pans, and dripping black oil everywhere. Ben -- OKOPNIK

Re: [Liveaboard] API-4260-LW150-R voice annunciator

2012-09-16 Thread Ben Okopnik
, that's nearly a biological imperative if you grew up in the 70s, right? :) On a more practical note: Norm - just how loud are they? Would I be able to hear one, say, from my foredeck (the way I can my current alarm) or would I need to spread a couple of them around? Ben

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey

2012-09-05 Thread Ben Okopnik
. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik ___ Liveaboard

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Ben Okopnik
mentioned, that was one of the possibilities - but it still has nothing to do with Earthlink passwords, etc. The best bet is still to change your address and warn your contacts to block the old one. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business

Re: [Liveaboard] Battery wire terminal lugs

2012-09-05 Thread Ben Okopnik
from the electricboats Yahoo group; just ordered #2 cable from them, and was pleasantly impressed by the quality, the speed of delivery, and the cost. Their domain name sounds kinda spammy, though. :) http://genuinedealz.com/ Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Ben Okopnik
on Viagra (made license-free in India) is probably 75% on, what, a $100 order? There's $650 profit - plenty to spread around. Lots of criminal organizations in Russia, Poland, etc. getting rich off that very business these days. The actual technical side of spamming, that is. Ben

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Ben Okopnik
to get on their high horse and defend their ignorance. You have been banned from my inbox for the next 30 days. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey

2012-09-04 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 06:18:14PM -0600, banders...@earthlink.net wrote: A hey first time i saw this i couldnt believe my eyes [sigh] How nice; Ukrainian spammers joe-jobbing Norm. Move along, folks; nothing to see here. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-04 Thread Ben Okopnik
(and totally vulnerable) SMTP server structure. Until that gets handled, we're going to have problems like this. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http

[Liveaboard] Cool gadget

2012-08-07 Thread Ben Okopnik
on board. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] Chartplotter upgrade

2012-07-04 Thread Ben Okopnik
him, but it's something to consider. The ocean isn't known for forgiving fragility. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com

Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components

2012-07-02 Thread Ben Okopnik
it for zipper lube. *Any* kind of lube will do; the point is to use some in this situation. The type doesn't really matter. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443

Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components

2012-07-01 Thread Ben Okopnik
, too. :) I wonder if there is a way to have an on-line data base that we could simply add to, like Wikipedia? Easy enough: http://okopnik.com/LAwiki Your last post has been added under Mechanical Tips. Anyone who would like to add to the Wiki, please contact me for a password. :) Ben

Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components

2012-07-01 Thread Ben Okopnik
stuff beyond screw this to that - roll-pinning, shaft keys, Heli-Coils, friction-fitting, welding - doesn't normally come to mind, for most folks. My take-home from this episode was, don't forget about the additive stuff. *Lots* of good solutions in that direction. Ben

Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components

2012-07-01 Thread Ben Okopnik
of grounded...) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] If you're in the Atlantic watch out for this

2012-06-28 Thread Ben Okopnik
Poupon? Rob, at that point, noticed that I was getting a bit low and gunned the engine - and the mysterious stranger vanished into the sky... Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom

Re: [Liveaboard] If you're in the Atlantic watch out for this

2012-06-28 Thread Ben Okopnik
of a controlled environment than the sea surface. (Speaking of which: if I was going to do something like this, I'd design a sub. Fuel capacity would be a little tough, but it would flatten the hell out of the environment variables.) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing

Re: [Liveaboard] If you're in the Atlantic watch out for this

2012-06-28 Thread Ben Okopnik
try to force two specific cells to replicate - good luck with that! (That being one of the key fallacies in the Watchmaker argument, I shouldn't be surprised by how few people actually get how huge of a gap that is...) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT :Re: Hull breach and about 2 feet of water in my boat.

2012-05-03 Thread Ben Okopnik
that the discount he gets doesn't come out of YOUR pocket, including in the quality of the repair. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http

Re: [Liveaboard] Hull breach and about 2 feet of water in my boat.

2012-04-30 Thread Ben Okopnik
once so I could get to the hull... poor hull access *sucks*. Best of luck with it! Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http

Re: [Liveaboard] The fuel tanks are in, take a look !

2012-04-24 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:18:31PM -0400, floridak...@aol.com wrote: fuel tanks replacement See you in Paradise! Oh... dear. Those two phrases, taken together, just sound WRONG. :) (*Don't* strike that match, Skipper!) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom

Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-13 Thread Ben Okopnik
magnetic door sensor, with a sealed reed switch. No moving parts to wear out. All that's left is using a good-quality pump - say, a Johnson, with one of those nifty run-dry neoprene impellers. There ya go, a free engineering session for your dream bilge pump. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK

Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-13 Thread Ben Okopnik
. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik ___ Liveaboard

Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-12 Thread Ben Okopnik
to get around the size/power/complexity/cost issues would be the big challenge here. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http

Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-12 Thread Ben Okopnik
will collect there and eventually plug up whatever pickup you're using. I think you might have to go with the Pareto Principle on this one. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom

Re: [Liveaboard] exploding stuffRe: pvc pipe

2011-12-25 Thread Ben Okopnik
. :) I am saying that, if I ever had to do up a plumbing system, I don't see anything that even comes close (e.g., the Sharkbite fittings take a couple of seconds to install, require no glue, and there's pretty much no way that they'll leak.) Ah, Your Majesty, there is no second. :) Ben

Re: [Liveaboard] exploding stuffRe: pvc pipe

2011-12-25 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 12:56:35PM -0500, Skip Gundlach wrote: Good day, wherever you may be... And the same to you! On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Ben Okopnik b...@okopnik.com wrote: *That's* my point. :) Gotcha - just funnin', of course.б═ The dry ice bombs that middle

Re: [Liveaboard] pvc pipe

2011-12-24 Thread Ben Okopnik
(won't shatter, very hard to damage accidentally.) Now that PEX is available at the average hardware store, I can't see any reason to ever use anything else on a boat. Manufacturers should have been doing it for the past 20 years. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom

[Liveaboard] Serendipity...

2011-12-24 Thread Ben Okopnik
the side of a house. No one was injured. Now that's what I call a Flying Pig!!! And on that unrelated note - happy holidays to all. May the coming year bring you much joy, peace, love, and a marked absence of flying pigs crashing into your house. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING

Re: [Liveaboard] Battery Water Re: EXT : Any other lists moreactive?

2011-12-18 Thread Ben Okopnik
important those are in flooded lead-acids - it's like having an X-ray of your battery's innards!) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com

Re: [Liveaboard] The latest in ship to shore transportation

2011-12-18 Thread Ben Okopnik
the characters that come up looking weird are the Microsoft smart quotes. I used to get tons of that kind of noise while editing articles for the Linux Gazette, so I wrote a script called demoronize that converted the smart quotes into the normal kind. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK

Re: [Liveaboard] The latest in ship to shore transportation

2011-12-18 Thread Ben Okopnik
, don't you think? Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT : Any other lists more active?

2011-12-17 Thread Ben Okopnik
battery capacity to prevent cooking off the electrolyte. But yeah, you should still check the water level occasionally. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250

Re: [Liveaboard] Battery Water Re: EXT : Any other lists more active?

2011-12-17 Thread Ben Okopnik
for comfort. ═It took about a gallon... I saw a neat gadget recently - an octopus that replaces the plugs on your batteries and allows you to top them all up at once. Until we all start using AGMs or LiFePo batteries, seems like it would be a big time-saver as well as good problem prevention... Ben

Re: [Liveaboard] The latest in ship to shore transportation

2011-12-17 Thread Ben Okopnik
out for a spin!!! Here ya go: http://www.jetlev.com/flight.html Next time you're in their neck of the woods... Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT : Any other lists more active?

2011-12-16 Thread Ben Okopnik
expand the thing...) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] looking for tough engine diagnosis problem(andsolution)

2011-07-15 Thread Ben Okopnik
have on my Perkins 4-108. *Is* there a place that makes them out of stainless without charging the US national debt for the privilege of owning such jewelry? Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital

Re: [Liveaboard] looking for tough engine diagnosis problem(andsolution)

2011-07-15 Thread Ben Okopnik
drive because the strainer is right above the drive shaft. Of course, one could remove the tank too... Ugh. I can sorta see the kind of thought process that makes them do it, but it's really short-term thinking. Bad design. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom

Re: [Liveaboard] looking for tough engine diagnosis problem(andsolution)

2011-07-15 Thread Ben Okopnik
, not for Man to stick his hands in and stir things up randomly (i.e., pass Yet Another Law). :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http

Re: [Liveaboard] looking for tough engine diagnosis problem (andsolution)

2011-07-12 Thread Ben Okopnik
that the marine versions do. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] looking for tough engine diagnosis problem (andsolution)

2011-07-11 Thread Ben Okopnik
. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik ___ Liveaboard mailing

Re: [Liveaboard] looking for tough engine diagnosis problem (and solution)

2011-07-10 Thread Ben Okopnik
leak on the suction side of the low-pressure mechanical fuel pump (gets worse as the engine-mounted beastie heats up, cures itself when the engine is cold.) Don't ask me how I know, either. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business

Re: [Liveaboard] looking for tough engine diagnosis problem (and solution)

2011-07-10 Thread Ben Okopnik
.) Often, they were hairline-thin, too. I recall some really tricky problems that I ran into when I was racing - ignition systems get *truly* weird under load unless they're set up just right - but I don't think those are applicable here. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING

Re: [Liveaboard] FYI: The WirieAP

2011-06-28 Thread Ben Okopnik
different COLORS! [grin] That may well be the unique feature that will drive the crowd to their product. Guess I'm behind the curve as usual... Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites

Re: [Liveaboard] FYI: The WirieAP

2011-06-28 Thread Ben Okopnik
; literally a different level of usability. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] Ahmet's Equalizer

2011-05-05 Thread Ben Okopnik
the typical battery use on a cruising boat. I may be wrong, but it seems like you'd be fussing with the thing all the time, and having to make decisions about what to do with it on a daily basis. That, in my experience, means that it just won't get used after the first week or so. Ben

Re: [Liveaboard] Trim Trim Trim

2011-05-03 Thread Ben Okopnik
my Indeed comment, which was really only included to illustrate this. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying email-related thing in the world? :) Ben

Re: [Liveaboard] Moving On

2011-04-29 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 05:46:14PM -0400, banders...@earthlink.net wrote: We are looking forward to it with great pleasure. What a bonus it would be if Ben were there too. I'll do my best; it'll be a great party. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing

Re: [Liveaboard] Energy Efficient Electronics...

2011-04-27 Thread Ben Okopnik
solar panels, I'd be there. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] Question

2011-04-26 Thread Ben Okopnik
the set. To misquote the Bishop of Gloucester, orthodoxy is *not* my doxy. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http

Re: [Liveaboard] Question

2011-04-25 Thread Ben Okopnik
of rock to come anywhere near the differential between air and water. So, yes, the learned gentleman was wrong, by a large margin. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming

Re: [Liveaboard] Boat for Sale...still!

2011-03-26 Thread Ben Okopnik
on it? Regards, Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] Boat for Sale...still!

2011-03-26 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 09:35:11AM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote: I'm interested, but trying to figure out how to slide this into my own time constraints is... quite a challenge. :) Whoops - meant to send that off-list. Oh well. Sorry to have invaded everyone's mailbox unnecessarily. :) Ben

Re: [Liveaboard] Boat for Sale...still!

2011-03-26 Thread Ben Okopnik
always a good fallback to have in your toolbox) - I get paid far more for cracking a whip over herds of computers. Besides, fabbing SS is more of a shop thing. Good luck with finding a good one! Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business

Re: [Liveaboard] Radar Burglar Alarm

2011-03-12 Thread Ben Okopnik
and find some parts from the 1950s or 60s. Big they might be (part of the reason they're so tough), but they *will* work, and will continue to work. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT :Re: Power Issue

2011-03-09 Thread Ben Okopnik
comes from the fact that 1) the two power sources are always going to be out of sync with each other and 2) neon bulbs require almost no current to operate. I'm not at a dock right now, and probably won't be for a long time, so I can't test it, but it should work fine. Ben

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT :Re: Power Issue

2011-03-08 Thread Ben Okopnik
. The only annoying thing about them is that you pay about 1A @ 12VDC in standby current. I just shut mine off when I'm not using it. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT :Re: Power Issue

2011-03-04 Thread Ben Okopnik
connection, and that for only a few seconds.) Norm, what do you do normally do about this? Or do you just have an isolation transformer? Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming

Re: [Liveaboard] FW: RE: U-505

2011-03-03 Thread Ben Okopnik
on the part of the vessels themselves? /dark humor Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT :Re: Power Issue

2011-03-03 Thread Ben Okopnik
to a range plug. I seriously doubt that they would; seems like it would be a huge liability on their part. I'd suggest making up a short pigtail to convert from the 30A plug (which you might want to lash in place, at the pedestal) to the range plug. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING

Re: [Liveaboard] FW: RE: U-505

2011-03-02 Thread Ben Okopnik
for the Nazis' acts. They're not in any way defensible. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik

Re: [Liveaboard] FW: RE: U-505

2011-03-02 Thread Ben Okopnik
emigrated to this country. But talking to my fellow soldiers, who had grown up on exciting war movies was... disillusioning. I could only hope that they would never encounter war, or at least that a significant proportion of them would survive their first contact with reality. Ben

Re: [Liveaboard] FW: RE: U-505

2011-03-02 Thread Ben Okopnik
breathlessly for the ancient Egyptian motor, the ancient Egyptian plasma TV, and the ancient Egyptian supercomputer, but the episode ended before that. Darn it. Somehow, I've neglected to watch it since then. It's been years, actually. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING

Re: [Liveaboard] FW: RE: U-505

2011-03-02 Thread Ben Okopnik
be on TV otherwise! The gubmint wouldn't let nuthin' that ain't right be on the teevee. (And WWF rasslin' ain't fake *neither*. An'... go Dawgs! [tap-tap-tap] Is this here Innernet thang workin'? Hello?) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your

Re: [Liveaboard] FW: RE: U-505

2011-03-02 Thread Ben Okopnik
/steampunk05.jpg and the mouse/USB dongle combo here - http://www.toxel.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/steampunk01.jpg ). More steampunk at Toxel: http://www.toxel.com/tech/2009/07/12/12-steampunk-gadgets-and-designs/ Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions

Re: [Liveaboard] FW: RE: U-505

2011-03-02 Thread Ben Okopnik
evil in violence for a purpose for any and all perpetuators. Agreed - although there is such a thing as justifiable violence. Let's get back to something we all agree with and love, living aboard boats. That's what I'd like to see myself. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING

Re: [Liveaboard] FW: RE: U-505

2011-03-02 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Wed, Mar 02, 2011 at 10:14:24PM -0600, Gregg Dennhardt wrote: A Piper and the Group: The ONLY way to deal with trolls is to ignore them. Nothing else works. You're so right - thanks for the reminder! You've just been added to my killfile. *PLONK* Ben -- OKOPNIK

Re: [Liveaboard] SV Concordia Documentary...

2011-03-02 Thread Ben Okopnik
will have better luck with it. It's accessible, and it's 45 minutes long. Seems like it's the right thing (I have it on right now.) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming

Re: [Liveaboard] Power Issue

2011-03-01 Thread Ben Okopnik
it. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik ___ Liveaboard

Re: [Liveaboard] EXT :Re: Power Issue

2011-03-01 Thread Ben Okopnik
cost a couple of hundred bucks - and would probably wreck the typical wonky, burned, cracked sockets that you find at the marinas. It was a great idea when Edison came up with it, but it was never designed to carry the kind of loads we're using now. Ben -- OKOPNIK

Re: [Liveaboard] Power Issue

2011-03-01 Thread Ben Okopnik
the gadget would be useful), you'd be able to shift the unit to the new one. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http

Re: [Liveaboard] SV Concordia Documentary...

2011-02-28 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:02:22PM -0500, A. F. Cano wrote: liveaboard-boun...@liveaboardonline.com Status: RO Content-Length: 1693 Lines: 35 On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 04:58:10PM -0500, Ben Okopnik wrote: ... Not quite that easy, I'm afraid. Streaming Flash involves not just simple

Re: [Liveaboard] Question: where is the 6th Fleet?

2011-02-27 Thread Ben Okopnik
. Then come back in a better frame of mind and talk about something different. No major harm done (not trying to speak for anyone else here, but that's what it looks like to me), no foul. Let it go. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business

Re: [Liveaboard] Fresh water pressure accumulator tank question.

2011-02-27 Thread Ben Okopnik
, with the last of my strength and skill... at the age of a hundred or more. Even imagining being land-bound gives me the shivers. Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming

Re: [Liveaboard] U-505

2011-02-27 Thread Ben Okopnik
. :) Ben -- OKOPNIK CONSULTING Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik ___ Liveaboard mailing

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