Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread dagt
They may be using different definitions of what is concidered to be sharp. Pentax uses a circle of confusion (CoC) being 0,035mm. If The Industar lens uses a larger CoC it may explain the difference. Otherwise it may not be exactly 50mm... DagT > > Fra: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Alin, and others who answered, I think you're right. It actually did not occur to me that COF can be different and so of course the reliability of the markings... No, I don't think I am going to throw this lens against brick wall shooting and testing. I am just going to use it and see how resul

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
>>Re: My own DOF confusion >Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:39:29 +0300 >From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hello. > >Few days ago I received my own pancake lens. This is probably the >cheap

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Naturally, I meant to say "COC" not "COF". Typo. On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:55:14 +0300 "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think you're right. It actually did not occur to me that COF can be different and so of course the reliability of the markings... Boris

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! The loss sustained with standard lens designs for 35mm outfits is something to get used to when going to medium- and large-format designs. Using a Tessar design may provide a better image perspective and you may be either pleased or disapppointed with what you see -- depending on your fam

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Raimo K
Looks like in the former Soviet Union they had larger circles of confusion - big country, big tolerances, we used to say. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http:\\www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! "Raimo K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Looks like in the former Soviet Union they had larger circles of confusion - big country, big tolerances, we used to say. All the best! Raimo K LOL.

RE: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Jens Bladt
Alin Rule of thumb is appr. (AFAIR) 1/3 in front of focus point, 2/3 behind. All the best Jens mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Alin Flaider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 22. marts 2004 12:30 Til: Boris Liberman Emne: Re: My own DOF

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
You might also notice another DOF difference that's obvious when one thinks about it. A lens @ max aperture f3.5 is automatically SHOWING more DOF in finder than a 1.7! So you always SEE more right from the start! It would be like keeping your 1.7 lens @ 3.5 and holding in the DOF Preview all the

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 7:14 PM Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion > Keep an eye on the Left. > They complain any time we go after any group that hates America. > They were ambivalent abo

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
At 20:57 2004.03.22 -0500, you wrote: Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 01:08:35 + From: Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
At 20:57 2004.03.22 -0500, you wrote: Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 03:23:43 +0200 From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Collin R Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:00 AM Subject: Re: My own DOF conf

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! LK> No, I won't, you arrogant little piece of shit! LK> Not as long as you keep trolling, littering this list and LK> pissing in decent list member's faces with your moronic American LK> right wing preachings. >> > > Keep an eye on the Left. >> > > They complain any time we go after any group

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread keller.schaefer
gt; >Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 01:08:35 + > >From: Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > >C

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Keith Whaley
Thank you, Boris... We needed a Sargent-at-Arms, before the name calling degenerates into a free-for-all, like the Korean or Japanese [what legislative body, council, assembly, ?] jumping over desks to get at each other... Time for cooler heads, gents. keith Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! LK> No

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread William Robb
I see that Kirkland Ramsey is back, manifesting himself as a Scandinavian twit. Lasse, if you want to continue this to the childlike extreme that you seem capable of, may I suggest you enter into an offensive sig file battle, instead of just spewing your own brand of puss Here, I even did some ho

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Lasse Karlsson
I opened a message by Collin. Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 11:28 PM Subject: OT: Active image communication I got this slapped in my face: "Keep an eye on the Left. They complain any time we go after any group that hates America. They were ambivalent about going after Al Queda & going into Afghan

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Lasse Karlsson" Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion > Who's spewing now? > Being compared to "Kirkland Ramsey", being called a "Scandinavian twit" as well as getting my posts characterized as "childlike extreme&qu

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
Hmm... I think his post are fine; but how can I instruct my mail client to filter out his signature? Alex Sarbu - Original Message - From: "Steve Jolly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:08 AM Subject: Re: My own DOF

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: "Lasse Karlsson" > Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion > > Who's spewing now? > > Being compared to "Kirkland Ramsey", being called a "Scandinavian > twit" as well as getting my p

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Brian Dipert
Collin, considering you don't even know how to correctly SPELL the word 'Buddha', I have some doubts as to your ability to intelligently discuss the topic. Enjoy the quote below == Brian Dipert Sacramento, California mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit me at http://www.bdiper

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread M D Giess
Lasse (and, for that matter, Collin) Your point(s) is/are made, now can we move on please? thanks in advance Matt Quoting Lasse Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > From: "Lasse Karlsson" > > Subject: Re:

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Dag T
I think I prefer reading Marx to define Marxism... DagT På 23. mar. 2004 kl. 16.07 skrev Collin Brendemuehl: To say that Hitler was not a Marxist is to not have studied him. He opposed religion in general, using Christians to oppose Jews and then secularizing the state, having the later goal of

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread John Francis
> > Sven: > Thank you for a civil response. > Yes, the sig was provocative. Hopefully of thoughts and not just emotions. > But insulting or offensive? Hardly. You're wrong. But to explain how would be inappropriate for the list, So I'll refrain. Think about it yourself, and maybe you'll under

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Congratulations, Lasse. You have just become the 4th person in my 18 > years of fooling around with my computer, and talking to people around > the world, to be PLONKed! Thanks, Keith. It's an honor. Long overdue. Wish I had been the first, though. La

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread M D Giess
Lasse, moderate it please. Not agreeing with someone isn't an excuse for wild insults, and I personally don't appreciate receiving such mail. As others have asked repeatedly, please keep your comments on this matter outside of the mailing list. Thanks in advance Matt p.s. can the others invo

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I haven't followed the current dialog of diatribes, but Lasse made it to my list shortly after 9/11. Life is too short to waste time on nonsense. From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Congratulations, Lasse. You have just become the 4th person in my 18 > years of fooling around with my com

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: "M D Giess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Lasse, moderate it please. > Not agreeing with someone isn't an excuse for wild insults, and I personally > don't appreciate receiving such mail. It's not a matter of disagreement. The man accuses me publicly for having said that the U.S. got what it deserv

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's a really cheap shot, and so far beneath you that it makes me wonder if I've misjudged you all these years. You know damned well that Lasse's going to respond in a similar way, further perpetuating this nonsense. Shame on you for pouring gasoline on the flames. shel graywolf wrote: > > Q

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread John Francis
> > As long as other members attacks me personally on the list, I will defend my honor > on the list the way I see fit. "He started it" didn't even work in the school playground. Most people have moved on beyond that point. Learn from them.

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Raimo K
AIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 2:56 PM Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion > From: "keller.schaefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion > > Sven: > Thank you for a civil response. > DagT: > Yes, he is a Marxist. An avid follower of Hitler & Stalin. > >

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Lasse, I knew you'd respond with some invective and rough language. Please, try at least to tone it down. You can make the same point - even make it stronger - without resorting to such language as in this post and in your reply to another message. How all this political garbage got strewn all

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread graywolf
I did not intend to sent that to the list. I need to remember to change the recipient before typing, maybe a post-it note on the monitor. I do apologize to the list for posting it here. Shel Belinkoff wrote: That's a really cheap shot, and so far beneath you that it makes me wonder if I've misj

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Lasse Karlsson
I appreciate your post, Shel. From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Lasse, I knew you'd respond with some invective and rough > language. Please, try at least to tone it down. I will, when personal attacks on my integrity on the list stop. (As for the "invectives" - while I realize they

RE: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Cotty
Being British, I'd just like to apologise. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Treena
AIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 4:28 PM Subject: RE: My own DOF confusion > Ok, enough of the rants and raves, why don't you kiss and make-up and then > start taking a few snaps. > > Life is too short for bitching, lets get on with it. > > Ziggy > > > > >

RE: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread zoomshot
-Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 March 2004 23:00 To: pentax list Subject: RE: My own DOF confusion Being British, I'd just like to apologise. Cheers, Cotty Ok, how about; I apologise for this; LONDON SIGNS IN A LAUNDROMAT: Auto

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Treena
Anything in particular, or would you prefer to bank it for future use? :) - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 4:59 PM Subject: RE: My own DOF confusion > Being

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Bob Blakely
I kinda like it! Here's my new sig line (stolen from Collin). You may whine and call me names as you are wont to do. It will be amusing! Slapped in the face! Ha! You're so funny with your hyperbole! No, some day when something of real importance needs to be addressed, your exaggerations will have

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Bob Blakely
HEY! I'm the scumbag here, and don't you forget it! Further, I have not yet appointed a "slime bag" or "little creep" as I am currently quite able to fill these positions as well. Regards, Bob... A Democracy is three wolves and two

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Being British, I'd just like to apologise. Really laughing out loud and clear! (Also, thanks to all of you for turning this ill fated thread into the best of PDML-humour.) Lasse

RE: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/3/04, ZIGGY discumbobulated: >>Yeah! Blimey! That's it! I'm off outa here. Think I'll go and hang out on >>the EOS list. Bye! >> >> >> >> >> >>I'm back. >> >> >>Cheers, >> Cotty > >That was quick.. That was *quiche* Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

RE: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/3/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: >Being British, I'd just like to apologise. > > > >Cheers, > Cotty > >Ok, how about; > >I apologise for this; > > >LONDON SIGNS Okay, I think we're succeeding here - hijacking a thread and blitzing it with humour. It's the only way to put some smil

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Lasse Karlsson
I've been awating (and expecting) you to appear in this thread, Bob. Glad to see you. You were the missing link who now closes the circle. No, I won't call you any names at all. Sorry about your missing out on your expected amusement. (If you want to, you can go back in the thread and pick whateve

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Kenneth Waller
WHO Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion > On 23/3/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: > > >We needed a Sargent-at-Arms, before the name calling degenerates into a > >

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Keith Whaley
Cotty wrote: [...] Must go to bed - up early to film in London tomorrow - I'm at the Saatchi Gallery, County Hall, Belvedere Road SE1 at 9.45 am - a controversial (painted) portrait goes on public display and we film the artist, vox pop visitors. Then off to a student fashion show at the Old S

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
He's not on the list anymore but damn it I mis him. Cotty wrote: On 23/3/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: We needed a Sargent-at-Arms, before the name calling degenerates into a free-for-all, I nominate Dobo Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||===

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
And well you should... Cotty wrote: Being British, I'd just like to apologise. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Bob Blakely
I'm not really that good at the insults. For a real master, I suggest that you search the archives for a fellow named Mafud... Regards, Bob... A Democracy is three wolves and two sheep voting on dinner. A Republic is three hundred wo

RE: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
ngs by trying to convince people that I was right in the first place. Jeez, I am one sorry individual... tan. -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 10:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion And well y

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm not really that good at the insults. I know. > For a real master, I suggest that > you search the archives for a fellow named Mafud... Don't need to search no archives. I was on the list long before he entered and think I have a fairly big collectio

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
st place. Jeez, I am one sorry individual... tan. -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 10:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion And well you should... Cotty wrote: Being British, I'd just like to apologis

RE: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
an emphasis on the ;-)!! tan. -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 11:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion I was just being agreeable, (you don't want me to start ranting, trust me). I supp

RE: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
I hear ya mate! And this is where the great Aussie saying of "no worries!" becomes very appropriate! tan. -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 12:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion H

RE: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
lol! -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2004 12:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Being British, I'd just like to apologise. Being British also, I'

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
At 21:31 2004.03.23 -0500, you wrote: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Being British, I'd just like to apologise. Will you apologize for Jaguars as well? CRB

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Anthony Farr
- Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (snip). > At the moment, both you and Collin are close to hitting my auto > delete, which is something I don't do lightly. > > William Robb > Better believe it! William and I have had wars that may have spilt blood if we wer

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Steve Jolly
Nah, they're owned by Ford now - the blame was sold as part of the package ;-) S Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: At 21:31 2004.03.23 -0500, you wrote: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Being British, I'd just like to apologise. Will you apologize for Jaguars as well? CRB

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread John Francis
> > People talk about kill-filing contributors who get under their skin, but how > many actually do it, I wonder. > > regards, > Anthony Farr In PDML I've killfiled Mafud, Gregory/The Who, and their ilk; that's about it.

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: RE: My own DOF confusion > Being British, I'd just like to apologise. Wow, I thought that was just us WW

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion > Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Being British, I'd just like to apologise. > > Being British also, I'd like to apologise for Cotty's apology. Being Can

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Blakely" Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion > I'm not really that good at the insults. For a real master, I suggest that > you search the archives for a fellow named Mafud... Those were the days, by gumm William Robb

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-23 Thread Christian Skofteland
- Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >Being British, I'd just like to apologise. > > > > Being British also, I'd like to apologise for Cotty's apology. > > Being Canadian, I'd like to apologize for the whole damned lot

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Lasse Karlsson
ine on something that is continually under discussion and development. There are miles and miles of literature on these questions alone in the libraries). Lasse > tia, > tan. > > -Original Message- > From: Bob Blakely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 24 March

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Keith Whaley
Good, safe answer, Anders! Thanks for the history lesson. keith whaley Anders Hultman wrote: On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: This may seem uneducated of me - but I here you all saying "i'm right of centre", "he's left", "left winged", "right winged" etc, can someone please

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread John Mustarde
On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:34:51 +0100 (MET), you wrote: >On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > >> This may seem uneducated of me - but I here you all saying "i'm right of >> centre", "he's left", "left winged", "right winged" etc, can someone please >> explain to me just what these te

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Eactivist
>In a message dated 3/24/2004 12:41:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >This may seem uneducated of me - but I here you all saying "i'm right of centre", "he's left", "left winged", "right winged" etc, can someone please explain to me just what these terms mean? >tia, tan. It

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread vr
someone once explained to me that its not linear anymore its bettter to visualize it like a 2d aka plane maby its 3d already but 10 years back they thought the axises are horizontally is the ideology and vertically the way to achive it:D Liberals

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread vr
hope its my mail reader only that messed up character spacing.. vr wrote:

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Clearly written a person who has absolutely no understanding of the social conservative movement or the "religious right". Presumption about my perspectives aside, disagreement is worthy of discussion. Insult is not necessary. That's all I've ever asked for. Collin -

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Mark Roberts
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: "Mark Roberts" > >> Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >Being British, I'd just like to apologise. >> >> Being British also, I'd like to apologise for Cotty's apology. > >Being Canadian, I'd like to apologize for the whole damned lot of >you, an

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Eactivist
P.S. It's a push-pull situation, re left/right and progressive/conservative. The dynamism of that seems to work, overall, in the US. I've lived long enough now to realize that it does swing back and forth and works overall. Change against anti-change. In the end, change usually wins, it just may

RE: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Excellent answer. The line between is more blurred than it was 80 years ago. We have a moderate "liberalism/socialism" in the US, maintained since the late 19th c. This encompasses a large segment of the population that sees the need to care for human need. But the Left and Right both still exist

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Steve Larson
http://politicalcompass.org/ See where you stand. Me, I'm dead-center left right and north south. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Bob Blakely
In the old days... caution - greatly simplified... ...Left and right referred to where representatives sat (wing) in the French Parliament. In the US (and perhaps elsewhere) it came to mean (generally): Left - large government with greater power is necessary and desired to solve the natio

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Cotty
On 23/3/04, ANNE ROBINSON discumbobulated: >> Being British, I'd just like to apologise. >Anything in particular, or would you prefer to bank it for future use? :) Bank please miss. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps __

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Cotty
On 23/3/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated: >I was just being agreeable, (you don't want me to start ranting, trust >me). I suppose I should have put a smiley >after my post but I expected it to understood, as I expect that Cotty >did as well. Of course. Just humour her, she's Australian ;

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Cotty
On 23/3/04, CRB discumbobulated: >> >Being British, I'd just like to apologise. > >Will you apologize for Jaguars as well? Of course. Especially as they are now run by Ford (is it?) - an even bigger apology! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.mac

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Cotty
On 23/3/04, A POST TOO FARR discumbobulated: >Better believe it! William and I have had wars that may have spilt blood if >we weren't on opposite sides of cyberspace, yet he subsequently has replied >to or commented on posts of mine. Clearly, if he'd binned me he would not >have seen my posts. >

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/3/04, WHEATFIELD discumbobulated: >> >Being British, I'd just like to apologise. >> >> Being British also, I'd like to apologise for Cotty's apology. > >Being Canadian, I'd like to apologize for the whole damned lot of >you, and for the baggage retrieval system at Heathrow as well. >WW Er,

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread graywolf
Excellent description Anders. The only thing is I think it is more of a circle with the left and right at less than 90 degrees and the Ultra left and Ultra right between 90 and 180 degrees. The thing the Ultras seem to have in common is a very strong believe in authoritism (to the point of, "do

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Otis Wright
A hearty second from here.. Otis Wright Keith Whaley wrote: Good, safe answer, Anders! Thanks for the history lesson. keith whaley Anders Hultman wrote: On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: This may seem uneducated of me - but I here you all saying "i'm right of cen

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Cotty
I used to sit on the fence, but now I'm not so sure. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Keith Whaley
If you choose otherwise, we'll have to stop calling you a mug-wump. keith Cotty wrote: I used to sit on the fence, but now I'm not so sure. Cheers, Cotty

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread graywolf
Well, it can not be too accurate as I keep wanting a neutral response. However, I would say the results do seem to reflect my views (2.5 left, 4 libertarian), but maybe they come across a little too stongly. I did notice that it is set up to show those as negative values. Well, I have been told

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Bob W
Hi, Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 8:24:15 AM, Bob wrote: > I am a Christian & right of center. > I am continually accused of all manner of things that have nothing to do > with me or anyone I know. It's as though someone made an elaborate > caricature and assigned to it all sorts of ridiculous extr

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
I dunno, Jaguar was one of the few Marques that Ford could really improve reliability by buying... Cotty wrote: On 23/3/04, CRB discumbobulated: Being British, I'd just like to apologise. Will you apologize for Jaguars as well? Of course. Especially as they are now run by Ford

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
I don't know what it is about this but the only thought that came to my mind was... "Picket Fence?" Cotty wrote: I used to sit on the fence, but now I'm not so sure. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps ___

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Raimo K
Good point - and it brings this On Topic. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http:\\www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 5:18 PM S

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Raimo K
Thinking? He does think... are you sure? All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http:\\www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:52

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Raimo K
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:34 PM Subject: RE: My own DOF confusion > On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > > > This may seem uneducated of me - but I here you all saying "i'm right of > > centre", "he&#x

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
"Mug-wump"? Sounds like something from Narnia. Collin Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:26:54 -0800 >From: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >If you choose otherwise, we'll have to stop calling you a mug-wump. > >keith > >Cotty wrote: > >> I used to sit on the fence, but now I'm not so sure. >>

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
That's a fascinating way to look at the issue and I realize that you're not alone. A friend from France wonders why we in the US (on both sides of the issue) worry about it. Somewhat the same avoidance of the issue. A few years ago I had an interesting conversation in this vein with a lady, along

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Huh? >Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 19:08:56 + >From: Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Collin's absurd caricature of the left. > >-- >Cheers, >Bob -- - "You can impress people at a distance, but you can only impact them up close." -- Howard Hendricks --

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
-- Original Message -- > >Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:45:44 + >From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >On 23/3/04, CRB discumbobulated: > >>> >Being British, I'd just like to apologise. >> >>Will you apologize for Jaguars a

RE: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Anders Hultman
On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > Actually, that was probably poor judgement on my behalf to ask this > question. I just hear the terms used by Americans all the time, but we > don't use them here in Oz You don't? That's interesting. They're very often used in European polit

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Anders Hultman
On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, graywolf wrote: > Excellent description Anders. The only thing is I think it is more of > a circle with the left and right at less than 90 degrees and the Ultra > left and Ultra right between 90 and 180 degrees. The thing the Ultras > seem to have in common is a very strong be

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Steve Larson" Subject: Re: My own DOF confusion > > http://politicalcompass.org/ > > > See where you stand. > Me, I'm dead-center left right and north south. > Steve Larson > Redondo Beach, California Me and Ghan

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-24 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Chris Brogden wrote: > > On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, William Robb wrote: > > > > http://politicalcompass.org/ > > > > > > > Me and Ghandi seem to be in the same company (like exactly the same) > > :-\ > > > > William Robb > > I'm even more left and libertarian than Ghandi, apparently. > > chris and I

Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/3/04, WILLIAM MAHATMA ROBB discumbobulated: >> http://politicalcompass.org/ >> >> >> See where you stand. >> Me, I'm dead-center left right and north south. >> Steve Larson >> Redondo Beach, California > > >Me and Ghandi seem to be in the same company (like exactly the same) >:-\ > >William

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