Re: Do smarter toasters make better bagels? (Re: Do Smarter Cameras make Dumber Photogs?

2004-02-17 Thread Frits Wüthrich
No wonder it didn't work for me, 50 pounds is not 110kg. It is more like 110 pounds is 50 kg. Now I have to start all over again. On Tue, 2004-02-17 at 00:35, Jostein wrote: > And then this: > http://winn.com/bs/atombomb.html > > Enjoy. :-) > > Jostein -- Frits Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Do smarter toasters make better bagels? (Re: Do Smarter Cameras make Dumber Photogs?

2004-02-17 Thread Jostein
Quoting Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Looks like I'm gonna have to subscribe: > > PREVIOUS MONTH'S COLUMNS > Let's Make Test Tube Babies! May, 1979 > Let's Make a Solar System! June, 1979 > Let's Make an Economic Recession! July, 1979 > Let's Make an Anti-Gravity Machine! August, 1979

Re: Do smarter toasters make better bagels? (Re: Do Smarter Cameras make Dumber Photogs?

2004-02-16 Thread Mark Roberts
"Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Bill Owens wrote: >> > I'll try and duplicate this experiment to confirm the hypothesis. >> > However, >> > the "bagel button" on my toasting device appears to turn off one side of >> > each of the containers which hold the bagel for toasting. >> > >> > I as

Re: Do smarter toasters make better bagels? (Re: Do Smarter Cameras make Dumber Photogs?

2004-02-16 Thread Jostein
> Bill Owens wrote: > > I'll try and duplicate this experiment to confirm the hypothesis. However, > > the "bagel button" on my toasting device appears to turn off one side of > > each of the containers which hold the bagel for toasting. > > > > I assume that if my experiment confirms yours, we

Re: Do smarter toasters make better bagels? (Re: Do Smarter Cameras make Dumber Photogs?

2004-02-16 Thread graywolf
LOL Bob W wrote: Conclusion: The 'bagels' button is a device for informing bakers via wireless internet connections when people are toasting bagels. This helps with their just-in-time replenishment baking. As such it is of no direct benefit to the bagel consumer. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.

Do smarter toasters make better bagels? (Re: Do Smarter Cameras make Dumber Photogs?

2004-02-16 Thread Bob W
Hi, > Toast exposure compensation? my toaster has a button marked 'bagels'. A light comes on when you press it. I did some experiments. A bagel was placed inside the cold toaster. The toaster was switched on and the 'bagels' button was activated manually. Time passed. The toasted bagel was ex