Analysis of posts to alt.mountain-bike

[Monique Y. Herm]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:18:47 -0700, bruce edge <[email protected]> penned:
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> Woo Hoo, another debian fan.
>
> Any of you folk use pan?
>
> -Bruce

What's that?

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monique

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[Bb]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:22:43 -0000, Monique Y. Herman wrote:

>> Any of you folk use pan?
>
> What's that?

Guess Monique doesn't spend much time in the kitchen. ;-)

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[Bruce Edge]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:22:43 +0000, Monique Y. Herman wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:18:47 -0700, bruce edge <[email protected]> penned:
>>
>> Woo Hoo, another debian fan.
>>
>> Any of you folk use pan?
>>
>> -Bruce
>
> What's that?

GUI Newsreader: http://pan.rebelbase.com/screenshots/

 

[Monique Y. Herm]

On 10 Sep 2003 20:36:34 GMT, BB <[email protected]> penned:
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:22:43 -0000, Monique Y. Herman wrote:
>
>>> Any of you folk use pan?
>>
>> What's that?
>
> Guess Monique doesn't spend much time in the kitchen. ;-)
>

This is true. I find that both my fire alarm and I are much happier if someone else does
the cooking.

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monique

My pointless ramblings: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/phorum/index.php?f=6

 

[Monique Y. Herm]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:53:05 -0700, bruce edge <[email protected]> penned:
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> GUI Newsreader: http://pan.rebelbase.com/screenshots/

Ah, thanks. Still prefer the console ... I'm a masochist that way.

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monique

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[Bruce Edge]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 21:04:42 +0000, Monique Y. Herman wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:53:05 -0700, bruce edge <[email protected]> penned:
>>
>> GUI Newsreader: http://pan.rebelbase.com/screenshots/
>
> Ah, thanks. Still prefer the console ... I'm a masochist that way.

I totally understand. I used slrn for years, then I toyed around with pan for a bit and found that
actually I liked it.

 

[Ad.]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:18:47 -0700, bruce edge wrote:

> Woo Hoo, another debian fan.
>
> Any of you folk use pan?

yes, and yes to Debian (Sid) too!

 

[Bruce Edge]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:45:21 +1200, AD. wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:18:47 -0700, bruce edge wrote:
>
>> Woo Hoo, another debian fan.
>>
>> Any of you folk use pan?
>
> yes, and yes to Debian (Sid) too!

Right on bro! Sid rocks.

 

[Benjamin Weiner]

Stephen Baker <[email protected]> wrote:
> BB says:
> >Next thing we'll all be swapping horror stories about punch cards.

> I have a few of those, plus Winchester Discs, streaming tape drives and IBM
> 360/75s from 1972. <shudders with the memories>

I have a magnetic core memory board from a DEC PDP-10 in my desk. With a small magnifying glass you
can actually see the individual bits (well, the cores anyway). Also some flip-chip cards with
discrete transistors on them ... Most of this junk is even older than my bike!

 

[Slacker]

"AD." <[email protected]> wrote in message news[email protected]...
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:18:47 -0700, bruce edge wrote:
>
> > Woo Hoo, another debian fan.
> >
> > Any of you folk use pan?
>
> yes, and yes to Debian (Sid) too!

Gee, look it's a geek orgy! How disgusting!
--
Slacker

 

[Benjamin Weiner]

Stephen Baker <[email protected]> wrote:
> Benjamin Weiner says:

> >I have a magnetic core memory board from a DEC PDP-10 in my desk.

> Dang, man, that's modern stuff compared to the 360 series, IIRC. Didn't need a magnifying glass to
> see the memory bits there.

I know. PDP-10s were for hackers, 360s et al were for running payroll, or at least that's what
the hackers claimed. When I learned to program on a PDP-10, we didn't even have to use cards, we
got to use printing terminals with big sheets of perforated computer paper. Anybody remember
computer paper?

Later we got to use actual video terminals and edit with a (gasp) screen editor (Emacs no less).
This was over 20 years ago, which makes me a complete dinosaur without even being particularly old.

BTW, in mountain-bike terms, this is roughly like reminiscing about a Schwinn clunker with block
pedals and coaster brake. Super heavy but a gas to ride if you didn't know any better.

 

[Bomba]

Monique Y. Herman wrote:

> Me, I use ssh + screen to run slrn wherever I am =)

Geek!

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[Shaun Rimmer]

Gman <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]

> and I'll still have her box to play M$ Motocross madness on!

Ahem........well, if you can't think of any better games...........ahem....

Shaun aRe - where TF was Sorni?!?!?!?

 

[Shaun Rimmer]

Johann Snyman <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed10Sep03-2151 , BB wrote:
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> > On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 04:22:14 -0000, Monique Y. Herman wrote:
> >
> >
> > Wow, guess that next a.m-b report (why we get that, I have NO idea) will
>
> Because it seemed to me that this madhouse ng was in need of it. Not that I'm complaining, you're
> a pretty interesting lot.

So, you're the ******* in question eh? Reallisewhat'll happen if my boss gets ahold of that report?
Huh? HUH!?!

He'd prolly laugh since he's dear pops, but that's not the point.....heheheheh..............

Shaun aRe

 

[Dave W]

On 11 Sep 2003 01:04:19 -0800, Benjamin Weiner <[email protected]> wrote:

>Stephen Baker <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Benjamin Weiner says:
>
>> >I have a magnetic core memory board from a DEC PDP-10 in my desk.
>
>> Dang, man, that's modern stuff compared to the 360 series, IIRC. Didn't need a magnifying glass
>> to see the memory bits there.
>
>I know. PDP-10s were for hackers, 360s et al were for running payroll, or at least that's what
>the hackers claimed. When I learned to program on a PDP-10, we didn't even have to use cards, we
>got to use printing terminals with big sheets of perforated computer paper. Anybody remember
>computer paper?
>
>Later we got to use actual video terminals and edit with a (gasp) screen editor (Emacs no less).
>This was over 20 years ago, which makes me a complete dinosaur without even being particularly old.
>
>BTW, in mountain-bike terms, this is roughly like reminiscing about a Schwinn clunker with block
>pedals and coaster brake. Super heavy but a gas to ride if you didn't know any better.
>

Our thanks for trying to steer this lame-o topic back to biking...

 

[Bomba]

Benjamin Weiner wrote:

> I know. PDP-10s were for hackers, 360s et al were for running payroll, or at least that's what
> the hackers claimed. When I learned to program on a PDP-10, we didn't even have to use cards, we
> got to use printing terminals with big sheets of perforated computer paper. Anybody remember
> computer paper?

Remember it? We're still using it! Cutting edge of hi-tech manufacturing, us...

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[Monique Y. Herm]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:08:57 +0200, bomba <[email protected]> penned:
> Monique Y. Herman wrote:
>
>> Me, I use ssh + screen to run slrn wherever I am =)
>
> Geek!
>

Guilty as charged!

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[Sorni]

"Shaun Rimmer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
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> Gman <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]
>
> > and I'll still have her box to play M$ Motocross madness on!
>
> Ahem........well, if you can't think of any better
games...........ahem....
>
>
>
> Shaun aRe - where TF was Sorni?!?!?!?

Sorry sorry sorry... Asleep at the switch.

Bill "eyes glaze over when things get techie" S.

 

[Bruce Edge]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 04:01:58 +0000, Gman wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 15:52:53 -0700, bruce edge <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:45:21 +1200, AD. wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:18:47 -0700, bruce edge wrote:
>>>
>>>> Woo Hoo, another debian fan.
>>>>
>>>> Any of you folk use pan?
>>>
>>> yes, and yes to Debian (Sid) too!
>>
>> Right on bro! Sid rocks.
>
> I'm gonna try Mandrake and see how it is...I'm running Debian Woody on this box. I absolutely LOVE
> the apt-get system.
>
> If I can get some good ftp sources configured with the Mandrake SW Manager I hope to have similar
> functionality.
>
> Gman

Don't do it!!!!

The basic problem with rpm based distros is that the package system does not allow one to even
temporarily break the package dependency tree without potentially catastrophic results. Debian's apt
is different in that you can upgrade you system through a condition which will break dependencies as
long as the final solution doesn't contain any broken package dependencies. The debian "apt-get
dist-upgrade" is the magic command that will get you through this. I ran red had and mandrake for
several years, and always ended up with a situation where I could not upgrade any further, a
reinstall was required.

Just try upgrading you libc package on an rpm based distro and see if still works afterwards Or,
try downgrading it. Both of these work on debian.

-Bruce

 

[Bruce Edge]

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:08:57 +0200, bomba wrote:

> Monique Y. Herman wrote:
>
>> Me, I use ssh + screen to run slrn wherever I am =)
>
> Geek!

screen is awesome. I can't live without it now.

-Bruce