Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
No Andrew. BATFE, Bureau of Alcohol Tobbacco Firearms & Explosives controls manufacture and sale of such items as explosive grenades and full automatic weapons. If you owned one as a civilian and were properly licensed by BATFE to own the device, with all the explosive devices to make it work, yo

[MBZ] Don't see one of these every day...

2016-07-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
For you they would make an exception. --JC On 7/8/16 10:44 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Are they available for civilians? On Jul 8, 2016 6:14 PM, "Joel Cairo via Mercedes" mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: Cyberdyne Industries has a line of exceptionally capable robots --JC

Re: [MBZ] 1994 Mercedes Benz Rare Luxury S350 Sedan (3.4L) Turbo Diesel - $5800 (charleston)

2016-07-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Very boring color scheme. What's to love? On Jul 8, 2016 7:19 PM, "clay via Mercedes" wrote: > I might have to drive this one cross country instead of getting Walt’s > just up the road > > clay > > > On Jul 8, 2016, at 7:41 AM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > htt

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Are they available for civilians? On Jul 8, 2016 6:14 PM, "Joel Cairo via Mercedes" wrote: > Cyberdyne Industries has a line of exceptionally capable robots > > --JC > > > On 7/8/16 6:11 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > >> Andrew, >> Here is a representative sample of something perhaps like what

Re: [MBZ] OT: Virtual Box

2016-07-08 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 08 Jul 2016 20:09:10 -0400 Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Uh, I may be wrong, but the Oracle Virtual Box that I played with was > not a "bare metal" operating system, it was a program that ran inside > the M$ OS. Oracle probably make multiple versions, maybe you > downloaded one that i

Re: [MBZ] New DNA 'hard drive' could keep files intact for millions of years

2016-07-08 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/time-shards/ --JC On 7/8/16 7:22 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: There was an old Asimov story, “Nightfall”? that had a planet where the sun never went down for something akin to 500 years. Article in today’s paper has a planet found with three suns.

Re: [MBZ] Tennessee Shooting

2016-07-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On July 8, 2016 at 6:22 PM archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:A man accused of shooting indiscriminately at passing cars and police on a Tennessee highway told investigators he was angry about police violence against African Americans, authorities said Friday.Dallas shooter obviously had a well-plann

Re: [MBZ] OT: Virtual Box

2016-07-08 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Uh, I may be wrong, but the Oracle Virtual Box that I played with was not a "bare metal" operating system, it was a program that ran inside the M$ OS. Oracle probably make multiple versions, maybe you downloaded one that is meant for bare metal? Once installed, there was a menu for creating vi

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Both. Regular GPS satellites circle Earth every 12 hours. A few special satellites that broadcast correction data for WAAS & EGNOS are in geostationary orbits above the equator. ~~~ Ed Booher wrote: > Seems odd to me that satellites designed to relay po

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread Ed Booher via Mercedes
Seems odd to me that satellites designed to relay positioning data are not geosynchronous. Edd On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 10:22:15 -0400 Ed Booher via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I know that if it is looking for Russian satellites then they are

Re: [MBZ] New DNA 'hard drive' could keep files intact for millions of years

2016-07-08 Thread clay via Mercedes
There was an old Asimov story, “Nightfall”? that had a planet where the sun never went down for something akin to 500 years. Article in today’s paper has a planet found with three suns. No night for hundreds of years and takes 550 years to orbit the main star. Pretty cool. clay > On Jul 8

Re: [MBZ] 1994 Mercedes Benz Rare Luxury S350 Sedan (3.4L) Turbo Diesel - $5800 (charleston)

2016-07-08 Thread clay via Mercedes
I might have to drive this one cross country instead of getting Walt’s just up the road clay > On Jul 8, 2016, at 7:41 AM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5672742003.html > > -- > --JC > > > ___ > http://www.ok

Re: [MBZ] R129 need to knows

2016-07-08 Thread clay via Mercedes
Might be lucky if I can get $2200. No rust, but paint is starting to fail. Leather is shot, transmission has iffy reverse, smokes like a diesel, all original with no modifications. AC works great, radio is good, soft top has wear and needs assist with storing the top. May have a head gasket

[MBZ] OT: Virtual Box

2016-07-08 Thread Craig via Mercedes
Several people have mentioned Virtual Box in days past. Recently, our laptop, the only thing around here with Windows on it, was broken, so I have been thinking about installing a Virtual Box virtual machine and then Windows 7 32-bit on that. I have downloaded the RHEL5 RPM file and can install t

[MBZ] Tennessee Shooting

2016-07-08 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
A man accused of shooting indiscriminately at passing cars and police on a Tennessee highway told investigators he was angry about police violence against African Americans, authorities said Friday. One woman died and three others, including one police officer, were injured in the rampage. Th

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
Cyberdyne Industries has a line of exceptionally capable robots --JC On 7/8/16 6:11 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Andrew, Here is a representative sample of something perhaps like what was used. It is a disposable robot equipped with camera, sound, and explosive device. Operated by remote con

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Wilt, "Now serving Number 2." Next! Grant... On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 3:10 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > "How do you deal with someone who is committed to > kill you?" Send 'im on. > > Wilt > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Andrew, Here is a representative sample of something perhaps like what was used. It is a disposable robot equipped with camera, sound, and explosive device. Operated by remote control of course. A drone attack vehicle.. if you will. http://fossbytes.com/china-just-made-anti-terror-robots-armed-wi

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Great idea.. but the shooters were well ahead of those "chess moves" from the get / go. They had announced the area was populated with bombs [inference here is remote controlled IED type bombs], so waiting them out presented the credible murder of other large groups of people "somewhere" within the

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Robot's role in killing Dallas shooter is a first There's nothing new about a dangerous suspect dying at the hands of police. But Thursday night in Dallas, the situation played out with a twist. Micah Johnson, believed to have killed five police officers, was killed by an explosive device that a

Re: [MBZ] 1994 Mercedes Benz Rare Luxury S350 Sedan (3.4L) Turbo Diesel - $5800 (charleston)

2016-07-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Owned since 1999... On Jul 8, 2016 4:15 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > "148,000 Miles on Odometer (Has Not Worked Since I Owned It.)" > > Just a minor detail, of course. > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jul 8, 2016, at 10:41 AM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wro

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
How does that robot explosive device work that was used to kill him? On Jul 8, 2016 4:12 PM, "Joel Cairo via Mercedes" wrote: > He said he had an IED and that there were lots of others around. Turns out > not to be true, but he could have had remote detonators (cell phone, etc.) > so the cops dea

Re: [MBZ] 1994 Mercedes Benz Rare Luxury S350 Sedan (3.4L) Turbo Diesel - $5800 (charleston)

2016-07-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
"148,000 Miles on Odometer (Has Not Worked Since I Owned It.)" Just a minor detail, of course. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Jul 8, 2016, at 10:41 AM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5672742003.html > > -- > --JC > > > _

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
He said he had an IED and that there were lots of others around. Turns out not to be true, but he could have had remote detonators (cell phone, etc.) so the cops dealt with it and we won't hear any more whining from him or the useful idiots. --JC On 7/8/16 4:08 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wr

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I would have barricaded him in, and waited. Send robots to observe, deliver tear gas, harass with loud music, whatever. Bring a pizza within sight and smell, but out of reach, to tempt him to trade ammo for pizza. However, I get your point. He was a serious threat to police and white people, an

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I use a Garmin Glo GPS receiver to feed the non-GPS iPad in the airplane via Bluetooth. It's a back-up to the primary dedicated GPS box. The Garmin unit receives and uses both the US and the GLONASS satellites and seems to work well. On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < merced

Re: [MBZ] OT - Mitch & Liberty's Last Stand

2016-07-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On July 8, 2016 at 2:46 PM Mountain Man wrote:Matt Bracken is the name Rick put up - nice catch Rick!Thanks for years ago posting Absolved.maoHere's a little example of Bracken's writing:http://chromatism.net/current/pisschristpisskoran.htm ___ http://www.ok

Re: [MBZ] OT - Mitch & Liberty's Last Stand

2016-07-08 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Mitch wrote: > Mike Vanderboegh... ... > His unfinished book, "Absolved"... Matt Bracken is the name Rick put up - nice catch Rick! Thanks for years ago posting Absolved. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Thanks, Fred. Both the $14.xx and the $28.xx models look interesting on Banggood. I might order one for the back window (I have a $35 model from Walmart for the dash that works well but haven't figured out all the buttons yet). I copied down minimal data on the dashcams for sale at the big Wild

Re: [MBZ] New DNA 'hard drive' could keep files intact for millions of years

2016-07-08 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Says you... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 09:50:24 -0400 archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: > > Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) and Microsoft have > managed to write data directly onto DN

Re: [MBZ] Continental Radio is broken

2016-07-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
You're getting jammed by the socialists. On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 11:51 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The Continental radio I installed in The White Whale has just lost almost > all FM reception. I've checked to make sure the antenna is still > connected, and fidd

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
EYEWITNESSES: DALLAS, July 8 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people who turned out to protest two fatal shootings involving police officers instead became witnesses to more violence as a gunman fired into the crowd, killing five officers. Seven other police officers were injured as onlookers scrambled for

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
In reply: The reports I heard said the hold out was an active shooter who kept firing long after the other shooters were in custody. He had secured a position inside the concrete and steel reinforced parking garage making himself the modern equal to a WW2 machine gun pill box emplacement. To walk

Re: [MBZ] Too bad it's a 280

2016-07-08 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 07/07/2016 8:33 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: But I still may have to buy it. 74 Mercedes 280 http://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/5670313645.html Interior is immaculate, _except that the dash is cracked. _ RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Story says the one suspect was cornered / trapped and police were negotiating, but the negotiations failed and a robot was used to get a bomb to the suspect and detonate the bomb to kill the suspect. WTF? Why not keep him cornered and wait him out? I guess I need to keep reading. Certainly this

Re: [MBZ] W140 Diesel for Sale

2016-07-08 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Good luck with your sale, sounds like a terrific car with decades of life left in her. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 10:50 PM, W140 via Mercedes wrote: > If you're looking for a nice W140 I am selling mine. I have a Pearl Black > with Gray bottom trim 1992 W-140 300SD >

Re: [MBZ] OT - Mitch & Liberty's Last Stand

2016-07-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Mike Vanderboegh is on his death bed.  I'm surprised he lived to see Independence Day one more time. Here's what he looked like six weeks ago:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAh-kecVoUEHis unfinished book, "Absolved", might be wrapped up by his son Matt and brought to market by Christmas, but IIRC

Re: [MBZ] mbnorthlakeparts.com has change ....

2016-07-08 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks, K.S. Hursly, I have updated my bookmark. Are you really Gary Hursty, lurking on the list? - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 5:25 PM, hursley--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I did ordered from them about 2 months ago. Today > I tried to log in and i

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread Fred Moir via Mercedes
Gerry. It was an impulse buy from Banggood. I'm not a russian scholar, or chinese for that matter, so I can only report what is on the box. 2e1. 360 Full-BAND Scanning.. The "Manual" , a one sided sheet, indicates that it is a "Tachograph Manual". In the specs. column the GPS Rx freq. is liste

[MBZ] Continental Radio is broken

2016-07-08 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
The Continental radio I installed in The White Whale has just lost almost all FM reception. I've checked to make sure the antenna is still connected, and fiddled with the settings, and even tried the reset button. Dan - hope you didn't already get one, or if you did that yours doesn't suffer the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Fred Moir wrote: > Alles. > I have a cheap dash-cam with radar detection and GPS. > The part is, of course, Chinese and the brief instructions are in english > from chinese via russian. > The unit seems to work OK with good video and the announcement of radar > detection every so often in fractur

Re: [MBZ] New DNA 'hard drive' could keep files intact for millions of years

2016-07-08 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
--R wrote: > ...found some snippets of recorded speech... DNA? = essentially invisible. Oh, wait - I forgot, I have a jar full of them there noogittes. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] New DNA 'hard drive' could keep files intact for millions of years

2016-07-08 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
I recall reading a sci-fi story about a guy who dug up an old clay pot and noticed it had some minute squiggles on it from some instrument used to turn it or shape it or something, and decided to see if it worked like a record, so rigged up some device and found some snippets of recorded speech

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Ed wrote: > ...the curvature of the Earth... Shall we? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] New DNA 'hard drive' could keep files intact for millions of years

2016-07-08 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Gerry wrote: > ...have managed to write data directly onto DNA... Good! Who will keep the drives so the data can be recovered? Who has 5.35" floppy drive for me to purchase? including software for my super computer to manage. Format and very long life? - fine, but who cares and who will have the p

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread Fred Moir via Mercedes
Ed, Joel. Thanks for the reply. I'd think that if Puta wanted to send his cruise missiles to the Good Ole USA, the system would need to be global. I'll look up your reference to GLONASS. Thanks. Fred. Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. From: Mercedes o

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 10:22:15 -0400 Ed Booher via Mercedes wrote: > I know that if it is looking for Russian satellites then they are > probably beyond the curvature of the Earth and not reachable from where > you are. The Russian satellites have to orbit the earth just like the US satellites do.

Re: [MBZ] New DNA 'hard drive' could keep files intact for millions of years

2016-07-08 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
Sculley had a serial number in her alien DNA that the CSM put in her --JC On 7/8/16 10:01 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 09:50:24 -0400 archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) and Microsoft have managed to write data directly onto D

[MBZ] 1994 Mercedes Benz Rare Luxury S350 Sedan (3.4L) Turbo Diesel - $5800 (charleston)

2016-07-08 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5672742003.html -- --JC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.c

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
Tina Fey said she could --JC On 7/8/16 10:22 AM, Ed Booher via Mercedes wrote: I know that if it is looking for Russian satellites then they are probably beyond the curvature of the Earth and not reachable from where you are. Unless you are in Alaska, of course, apparently you can see Russia f

[MBZ] Mercedes content in Dallas

2016-07-08 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
"Two of the suspects were taken into custody after fleeing the scene in a black Mercedes. An officer saw one of the pair hurriedly putting a camouflage bag in the back of the car before driving off 'at a high rate of speed'." Leaving aside the malapropism "high rate of speed" (which would be a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread Ed Booher via Mercedes
I know that if it is looking for Russian satellites then they are probably beyond the curvature of the Earth and not reachable from where you are. Unless you are in Alaska, of course, apparently you can see Russia from the front porch there. On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Fred Moir via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
GLONASS, similar to US GPS but different receivers etc. I recall from some time ago (might not be an accurate recollection) that it is not as precise as US "open" GPS. --JC On 7/8/16 10:14 AM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: Alles. I have a cheap dash-cam with radar detection and GPS. The p

[MBZ] OT: Russian GPS

2016-07-08 Thread Fred Moir via Mercedes
Alles. I have a cheap dash-cam with radar detection and GPS. The part is, of course, Chinese and the brief instructions are in english from chinese via russian. The unit seems to work OK with good video and the announcement of radar detection every so often in fractured english. The GPS, (Russ

Re: [MBZ] New DNA 'hard drive' could keep files intact for millions of years

2016-07-08 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 09:50:24 -0400 archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: > > Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) and Microsoft have > managed to write data directly onto DNA, a format with dramatic storage > densities and a very long life. > > The team wrote 200MB onto strands of syntheti

[MBZ] New DNA 'hard drive' could keep files intact for millions of years

2016-07-08 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) and Microsoft have managed to write data directly onto DNA, a format with dramatic storage densities and a very long life. The team wrote 200MB onto strands of synthetic DNA, including video footage of the band OK Go, the Universal Declaration o